What crazy things have NBA stars done on their birthdays?

What crazy things did NBA stars do on their birthdays?

On February 8, 43 years ago (February 8, 1974), "Son of the Wind" Steve When Nash was born, a generation of assist masters and the initiator of the famous 7-second bombardment tactic came into this world, and brought us the best basketball memories.

February 8 also seems to be a lucky day for Nash. On February 8, 13 years ago (February 8, 2004), on the night of Nash's 30th birthday, he and "Driver" Nowitzki led the Dallas Mavericks to overthrow the Eastern Conference rival Pistons at home, giving them a The best birthday gift for myself. In that game, Nash played 37 minutes on behalf of the Mavericks. He took only 11 shots in the game, hit 9 goals and scored 29 points, and also had 11 assists.

Nash’s teammates are also very capable, and they also gave their best on the night of Nash’s birthday. Especially Nowitzki, who made 15 of 24 shots from the field and scored a game-high 40 points, plus 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals. Because of the performance of he and Nash, The Mavericks defeated the eventual champion Pistons 111-108.

Later, Nash also left the Mavericks in the following season and went to the Suns to play bombardment tactics, winning back-to-back MVPs and five assists. This makes Nash, who is young and frustrated, a bit of a late bloomer. It is precisely because of his performance in the Suns that Nash has truly established his historical position, occupying an important seat in the historical point guard rankings, and is worthy of being the best. The title of one of the best traditional defenders.

When it comes to the craziness on birthday night, "Shark" O'Neal's performance is definitely not to be outdone. March 7, 17 years ago (March 7, 2000), was O'Neal's 28th birthday. It can be said that he was at the absolute peak of his career at that time, and that night, he and his Lakers also Ushered in the challenge from the city rivals Los Angeles Clippers.

Some incidents happened before that game. O'Neal originally wanted to take the opportunity of his birthday to ask the Clippers for some tickets for his family so that they could enjoy the game and celebrate his birthday, but Unexpectedly, the Clippers refused and seriously told O'Neal to pay for the game tickets out of his own pocket. This made Olney so angry that he said in a media interview: "Never ask me to pay for a game ticket!", which also foreshadowed the "craziness" of that night.

In the end, O'Neal played 45 minutes for the Lakers in that game, making 24 of 35 shots, 13 of 22 free throws, and scored 61 points, as well as 23 rebounds and 3 assists. . The poor Clippers insiders became the background of O'Neal's crazy performance that night. Almost every insider ended up with at least 5 fouls. It can be said that O'Neal defeated the entire opposite insider.

But what is surprising is that the 61 points he scored on his birthday night turned out to be the highest score in O'Neal's career and the only time he scored 6 points. It has to be said that the Clippers' approach inspired the wildest O'Neal, making him famous throughout the ages, but also created a joke about the Clippers' inhuman beauty. O'Neal's 61 points on his birthday are also the highest score on a birthday night in NBA history.

As a player with the most terrifying physical talent in the history of the league, O'Neal displayed his talent to the fullest on the night of his birthday against the Clippers, and indirectly announced to the world: The Angry Shark , you can’t afford it.