On This Date: October 21

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• Thursday, October 21, 1976

  1-time All-Star Don Buse made his NBA debut for the Indiana Pacers in a 129-122 loss to the Boston Celtics.

  6-time All-Star Adrian Dantley made his NBA debut for the Buffalo Braves in a 133-112 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

  8-time All-Star Alex English made his NBA debut for the Milwaukee Bucks in a 133-112 loss to the Buffalo Braves.

  2-time All-Star Billy Knight made his NBA debut for the Indiana Pacers in a 129-122 loss to the Boston Celtics.

  12-time All-Star Moses Malone made his NBA debut for the Buffalo Braves in a 133-112 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.

  3-time All-Star Dan Roundfield made his NBA debut for the Indiana Pacers in a 129-122 loss to the Boston Celtics.

  1-time All-Star Lonnie Shelton made his NBA debut for the New York Knicks in a 102-97 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

• Friday, October 21, 1966

  1-time All-Star Clyde Lee made his NBA debut for the San Francisco Warriors in a 136-119 win over the Detroit Pistons.

• Saturday, October 21, 1961

  Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors pulled down 35 rebounds in a 132-95 win over the New York Knicks.

  Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored 53 points in a 132-95 win over the New York Knicks.

  1-time All-Star Lee Shaffer made his NBA debut for the Syracuse Nationals in a 123-103 win over the Chicago Packers.

  1-time All-Star Adrian Smith made his NBA debut for the Cincinnati Royals in a 138-129 win over the St. Louis Hawks.

• Sunday, October 21, 1928

  6-time NBA All-Star Vern Mikkelsen was born in Fresno, California.