This Day in Sports

In a game between the Indiana Pacers and

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A 111-86 win by the San Antonio Spurs

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August 2018: The NCAA Board of Governors and Division I Board of Directors adopt a series of changes in response to the Commission on College Basketball recommendations. Changes include adding independent members to the Board of Governors, providing college basketball players more flexibility to decide their futures, making the investigations and infractions process more efficient, and setting stronger penalties for those who break the rules. 

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Jan. 20, 2018: The Division II membership approves allowing schools from Mexico to apply for membership.

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In a halftime ceremony at Staples Center, Kobe

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Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors makes

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October 2017: In response to allegations and an FBI investigation, the NCAA forms the independent Commission on College Basketball, chaired by former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The commission is charged with examining the relationship among youth basketball organizations, the NCAA and its member schools, agents, shoe companies and the NBA and recommending comprehensive changes.

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James Harden of the Houston Rockets scores 53

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Isaiah Thomas of the Boston Celtics scores 52

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DeMarcus Cousins of the Sacramento Kings scores 55

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