On This Date: November 2

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• Thursday, November 2, 2023

  6-time NBA All-Star Walter Davis died at the age of 69.

• Saturday, November 2, 2013

  4-time NBA All-Star Walt Bellamy died at the age of 74.

• Friday, November 2, 2007

  5-time All-Star Al Horford made his NBA debut for the Atlanta Hawks in a 101-94 win over the Dallas Mavericks.

• Wednesday, November 2, 2005

  1-time All-Star Andrew Bynum made his NBA debut for the Los Angeles Lakers in a 99-97 win over the Denver Nuggets.

  1-time All-Star Danny Granger made his NBA debut for the Indiana Pacers in a 90-78 win over the Orlando Magic.

  3-time All-Star Deron Williams made his NBA debut for the Utah Jazz in a 93-82 win over the Dallas Mavericks.

• Tuesday, November 2, 2004

  1-time All-Star Devin Harris made his NBA debut for the Dallas Mavericks in a 107-98 win over the Sacramento Kings.

• Thursday, November 2, 2000

  1-time All-Star Michael Redd made his NBA debut for the Milwaukee Bucks in a 115-93 loss to the Houston Rockets.

• Tuesday, November 2, 1999

  2-time All-Star Baron Davis made his NBA debut for the Charlotte Hornets in a 100-86 win over the Orlando Magic.

  3-time All-Star Steve Francis made his NBA debut for the Houston Rockets in a 98-93 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.

  3-time All-Star Richard Hamilton made his NBA debut for the Washington Wizards in a 94-87 win over the Atlanta Hawks.

  4-time All-Star Shawn Marion made his NBA debut for the Phoenix Suns in a 107-102 loss to the Denver Nuggets.

• Saturday, November 2, 1991

  1-time All-Star Steve Smith made his NBA debut for the Miami Heat in a 107-93 win over the New York Knicks.

  The Golden State Warriors defeated the Sacramento Kings 153-91 for the 5th-largest margin of victory in NBA history.

• Friday, November 2, 1990

  1-time All-Star Cedric Ceballos made his NBA debut for the Phoenix Suns in a 119-96 win over the Utah Jazz.

  1-time All-Star Derrick Coleman made his NBA debut for the New Jersey Nets in a 100-81 loss to the Indiana Pacers.

  1-time All-Star Tyrone Hill made his NBA debut for the Golden State Warriors in a 162-158 win over the Denver Nuggets.

  1-time All-Star Jayson Williams made his NBA debut for the Philadelphia 76ers in a 124-116 win over the Chicago Bulls.

  The Golden State Warriors defeated the Denver Nuggets 162-158 in the 5th-highest scoring game in NBA history.

• Tuesday, November 2, 1982

  1-time All-Star Sleepy Floyd made his NBA debut for the New Jersey Nets in a 110-100 win over the San Diego Clippers.

• Sunday, November 2, 1975

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers blocked 10 shots in a 116-113 win over the Atlanta Hawks.

• Tuesday, November 2, 1965

  Johnny Green was traded from the New York Knicks to the Baltimore Bullets.

• Saturday, November 2, 1963

  Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scored 55 points in a 118-99 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

• Wednesday, November 2, 1949

  1-time All-Star Bob Harrison made his NBA debut for the Minneapolis Lakers in an 81-69 win over the Philadelphia Warriors.

  7-time All-Star Slater Martin made his NBA debut for the Minneapolis Lakers in an 81-69 win over the Philadelphia Warriors.

  6-time All-Star Vern Mikkelsen made his NBA debut for the Minneapolis Lakers in an 81-69 win over the Philadelphia Warriors.

  1-time All-Star Paul Walther made his NBA debut for the Minneapolis Lakers in an 81-69 win over the Philadelphia Warriors.

• Saturday, November 2, 1946

  2-time All-Star Fred Scolari made his NBA debut for the Washington Capitols in a 50-33 win over the Detroit Falcons.

  1-time All-Star Max Zaslofsky made his NBA debut for the Chicago Stags in a 63-47 win over the New York Knicks.