On This Date: July 9

January February March April May June July August September October November December

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

• Tuesday, July 9, 2019

  Kawhi Leonard signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Clippers.

• Monday, July 9, 2018

  LeBron James signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.

• Friday, July 9, 2010

  David Lee was traded from the New York Knicks to the Golden State Warriors.

• Friday, July 9, 2004

  5-time NBA All-Star Rudy LaRusso died at the age of 66.

• Tuesday, July 9, 1968

  Wilt Chamberlain was traded from the Philadelphia 76ers to the Los Angeles Lakers.

  Archie Clark was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Philadelphia 76ers.

• Tuesday, July 9, 1957

  2-time NBA All-Star Jim Paxson was born in Kettering, Ohio.

• Sunday, July 9, 1922

  4-time NBA All-Star Jim Pollard was born in Oakland, California.