On This Date: November 4

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• Sunday, November 4, 2001

  3-time All-Star Gilbert Arenas made his NBA debut for the Golden State Warriors in a 96-86 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.

• Saturday, November 4, 2000

  1-time NBA All-Star Tyrese Maxey was born in Dallas, Texas.

• Friday, November 4, 1994

  7-time All-Star Grant Hill made his NBA debut for the Detroit Pistons in a 115-98 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

  3-time All-Star Eddie Jones made his NBA debut for the Los Angeles Lakers in a 115-98 win over the Detroit Pistons.

• Saturday, November 4, 1989

  2-time All-Star Sean Elliott made his NBA debut for the San Antonio Spurs in a 106-98 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

  10-time All-Star David Robinson made his NBA debut for the San Antonio Spurs in a 106-98 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

• Friday, November 4, 1988

  1-time All-Star Hersey Hawkins made his NBA debut for the Philadelphia 76ers in a 129-110 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

  3-time All-Star Dan Majerle made his NBA debut for the Phoenix Suns in a 120-105 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.

  1-time All-Star Rik Smits made his NBA debut for the Indiana Pacers in a 117-103 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.

• Friday, November 4, 1983

  Tree Rollins of the Atlanta Hawks blocked 10 shots in a 103-90 win over the Chicago Bulls.

• Sunday, November 4, 1973

  Elmore Smith of the Los Angeles Lakers blocked 14 shots in a 106-93 win over the Houston Rockets.

• Wednesday, November 4, 1970

  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Milwaukee Bucks scored 53 points in a 110-108 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

• Wednesday, November 4, 1964

  3-time All-Star Jeff Mullins made his NBA debut for the St. Louis Hawks in a 105-104 win over the San Francisco Warriors.

• Saturday, November 4, 1961

  Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored 58 points in a 135-132 win over the Detroit Pistons.

• Friday, November 4, 1960

  Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors pulled down 39 rebounds in a 136-121 win over the Detroit Pistons.

• Wednesday, November 4, 1959

  Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors pulled down 40 rebounds in a 124-113 win over the Syracuse Nationals.

• Saturday, November 4, 1950

  10-time All-Star Paul Arizin made his NBA debut for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 77-68 win over the Boston Celtics.

  1-time All-Star Nat Clifton made his NBA debut for the New York Knicks in an 87-76 loss to the Tri-Cities Blackhawks.

• Thursday, November 4, 1948

  4-time All-Star George Mikan made his NBA debut for the Minneapolis Lakers in an 84-72 win over the Baltimore Bullets.