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On this day in Boston Celtics history, small forward Greg Minor made his debut for the team, the first game of a five-season career with the franchise. A product of the University of Louisville where he averaged 12.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game and make two trips to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament, Minor would end up being drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers 25th overall in the 1994 NBA draft without ever actually playing for them. The Georgia native would be traded the day after the draft to the Indiana Pacers with Mark Jackson for Eric Piatkowski, Pooh Richardson, and Malik Sealy, then waived by the Pacers. He was then picked up by the Celtics as a free agent a few days later. Minor suited up for Boston for the first time in a 102-82 loss to the Houston Rockets, getting four minutes of floor time with no turnovers or fouls. He would score 2 points on 1-of-2 shooting and block a single shot for good measure for a respectable if unremarkable debut. It is also the date of Boston floor general Maurice King debuting for the Celtics in a 151-118 demolition of the (then) Cincinnati Royals (now, Sacramento Kings) at the old Boston Garden in 1959. The Kansas product played 19 minutes and scored an impressive 10 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists. It is also the anniversary of a 115-87 blowout of the New York Knicks in 2016. Big nights from point guard Isaiah Thomas (29 points), big man Kelly Olynyk (19 points, 7 rebounds) and guard Avery Bradley (15 points and 10 boards) as well as three players scoring in double figures off the bench contributed to the win. “We played hard. And when you play hard you give yourself a chance,” Thomas said via the A.P. “We’ve got to figure out how to continue to do this and then get our swag back a little bit.” It is also the anniversary of Boston beating the Dallas Mavericks 116-106 in 2019. 29 points, 5 rebounds, and as many assists from point guard Kemba Walker led the Celtics, and wing Jaylen Brown added 25 points and 11 boards, with guard Marcus Smart chipping in 17 points and 6 assists. “I was just trying to be aggressive, trying to make the right plays,” Walker said via the AP. “My shot felt good the whole night. I was just missing them. Then, in the fourth quarter, just naturally, the competitive nature just comes out and I try to do what I can do to put the ball in the basket.”
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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