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2018–19 NBA season
2018-19 NBA season, the league's 73rd, ended with the Toronto Raptors winning their first title over Golden State in six Finals games; Kawhi Leonard was Finals MVP, Giannis Antetokounmpo MVP, and the shot clock reset to 14 seconds on offensive rebounds.
2018–19 Toronto Raptors season
2018-19 Toronto Raptors season: franchise's 24th NBA season; acquired Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green for DeMar DeRozan; went 58-24 under Nick Nurse and won the franchise's and Canada's first NBA championship, beating Golden State 4-2 in the 2019 Finals.
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup, held in China, first 32-team edition. Spain went undefeated and beat Argentina 95-75 in the Beijing final; France took bronze, Ricky Rubio was MVP, and Team USA finished seventh.
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification: first window-based FIBA qualifiers, 80 teams, six home-and-away windows Nov 2017-Feb 2019, 31 teams joined host China; NBA/EuroLeague players largely unavailable.
2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup, held in Japan October 1-15, 2019; 12 teams, single round-robin. Brazil won all 11 matches ahead of Poland and the USA; it was the last edition of the World Cup.
2019 NBA All-Star Game
2019 NBA All-Star Game, the 68th edition, played February 17, 2019 in Charlotte: Team LeBron beat Team Giannis 178-164 after trailing by 20; Kevin Durant won his second All-Star MVP with 31 points; Wade and Nowitzki made farewell appearances.
2019 NBA draft
2019 NBA draft, held June 20, 2019 at Barclays Center, Brooklyn; first draft under flattened lottery rules. Pelicans won lottery with 6% odds and took Zion Williamson No. 1, ahead of Ja Morant and RJ Barrett; 60 picks, trade-heavy night.
2019 NBA Finals
2019 NBA Finals: Toronto Raptors beat two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors 4-2 for their first title, the first won by a non-U.S. franchise; Kawhi Leonard Finals MVP, Durant and Thompson injuries.
2019 NBA playoffs
2019 NBA playoffs: Toronto Raptors won their first NBA title, beating the two-time defending champion Golden State Warriors 4-2; Kawhi Leonard Finals MVP (28.5/9.8/4.2), first Game 7 buzzer-beater, first non-U.S. champion.
2019 Netball World Cup
2019 Netball World Cup (Vitality Netball World Cup 2019), 15th edition held in Liverpool, England. New Zealand won a fifth title, beating Australia by one goal; England took bronze; 112,000 tickets sold.
2019 United States FIBA Basketball World Cup team
The 2019 United States FIBA Basketball World Cup team was the NBA squad coached by Gregg Popovich that lost to France in the quarterfinals and finished seventh, its worst World Cup result.
2019 World Men's Handball Championship
The 26th IHF Men's World Championship, co-hosted by Germany and Denmark from 10–27 January 2019, was the first jointly hosted edition. Denmark won its first title, beating Norway in the final, before a record 900,000 spectators.
2019–20 Golden State Warriors season
2019-20 Golden State Warriors season: defending NBA champions fell to a league-worst 15-50 in their first year at Chase Center after Durant's departure, Thompson's ACL tear, and Curry's broken hand; season ended June 4, 2020, excluded from the Orlando restart.
2019–20 Los Angeles Lakers season
2019-20 Los Angeles Lakers season: 52-19, first in the West; won the franchise's 17th NBA title 4-2 over Miami in the Orlando bubble, LeBron James Finals MVP, season interrupted by COVID-19 and Kobe Bryant's death.
2019–20 NBA season
2019–20 NBA season: suspended March 11, 2020 after Rudy Gobert's positive COVID-19 test; resumed July 30 with 22 teams in the Disney World bubble; Los Angeles Lakers won their 17th title over Miami.
2020 European Men's Handball Championship
Men's EHF EURO 2020, the 14th European men's handball championship, held 9-26 January 2020 in Sweden, Austria, and Norway; first edition with 24 teams and three host nations; Spain beat Croatia 22:20 to retain the title, Norway took bronze.
2020 NBA All-Star Game
The 2020 NBA All-Star Game (69th edition) at Chicago's United Center: Team LeBron beat Team Giannis 157-155 using the Elam Ending target score of 157, with Kawhi Leonard winning the first Kobe Bryant MVP Award.
2020 NBA Bubble
2020 NBA Bubble: closed Disney World campus near Orlando where 22 NBA teams finished the 2019-20 season, July 30 to October 11, 2020, with no fans, daily testing, zero player infections, a Bucks walkout, and the Lakers' 17th title.
2020 NBA draft
2020 NBA draft, held Nov. 18, 2020 after a COVID-19 delay from June 25; first virtual draft. Minnesota took Anthony Edwards No. 1; LaMelo Ball went third; five All-Stars and major draft-night trades.
2020 NBA Finals
2020 NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers beat Miami Heat 4-2 in the Orlando COVID-19 bubble at Walt Disney World, winning a 17th title; LeBron James won his fourth Finals MVP after a Game 6 triple-double.
2020 NBA playoffs
2020 NBA playoffs: postseason of the 2019-20 season played in the Disney World COVID bubble; Bucks-led boycott on August 26; Lakers beat Heat 4-2 for a 17th title with LeBron James as Finals MVP.
2020 United States men's Olympic basketball team
2020 United States men's Olympic basketball team, Team USA at Tokyo 2020 (played 2021): won a fourth straight gold, beating France 87-82 in the final after an 83-76 opening loss; Kevin Durant earned MVP and a third gold.
2020 WNBA draft
2020 WNBA draft: virtual draft held April 17, 2020 (COVID-19), presented by State Farm; Sabrina Ionescu picked first by New York Liberty, Satou Sabally second, 36 selections, Crystal Dangerfield first second-round Rookie of the Year.
2020–21 NBA season
The 2020–21 NBA season was the 75th season of the NBA, played as a shortened 72-game campaign beginning December 22, 2020, won by the Milwaukee Bucks in July 2021.
2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship (第21回アジア男子バレーボール選手権大会), 21st AVC continental tournament, held September 12-19, 2021 in Chiba, Japan. Iran beat hosts Japan 3-0 in the final for a fourth title; both qualified for the 2022 World Championship; Saber Kazemi was MVP.
2021 NBA All-Star Game
2021 NBA All-Star Game, 70th NBA midseason exhibition, March 7, 2021, State Farm Arena, Atlanta; Team LeBron beat Team Durant 170-150; Giannis Antetokounmpo MVP, 16-for-16, 35 points; one-night pandemic format.
2021 NBA draft
The 2021 NBA draft, held July 29, 2021 on ABC/ESPN, saw Detroit select Cade Cunningham first overall, with Jalen Green, Evan Mobley, Scottie Barnes, and Jalen Suggs following, plus heavy draft-night trading.
2021 NBA Finals
The 2021 NBA Finals: Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 4-2 for their first title since 1971; Giannis Antetokounmpo won Finals MVP with 35.2 points per game and a 50-point Game 6.
2021 NBA playoffs
2021 NBA playoffs: Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 4-2 in the NBA Finals for their first title since 1971; Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 50 in Game 6 and won Finals MVP (35.2/13.2/5.0).
2021 World Men's Handball Championship
2021 IHF Men's World Championship (27th edition), held in Egypt 13-31 January 2021, first 32-team format; Denmark beat Sweden for a second straight title, Spain took bronze, Mikkel Hansen was MVP.