Today in sports history

Happy 40th birthday, retired NBA forward Chucky Brown.

Chucky was a second-round pick of the Cavaliers in 1989 out of North Carolina State, and had two decent years in Cleveland before being waived in 1991. After that, he played for the Lakers, Nets, Mavericks, Rockets, Suns, Bucks, Hawks, Hornets, Spurs, Warriors, Cavs again, and finally the Kings. He played for 12 NBA teams, setting a record he now shares with Tony Massenburg and Ohio State's Jim Jackson, also a former Cavalier.

Chucky has coached in the D-League with the Roanoke Dazzle and the Los Angeles D-Fenders. (D-Fenders? Is that where we've gotten with team names? Yeesh.)

He played in 694 NBA games, 265 of which he started, and averaged 5.9 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 0.8 assists. And he is easily my favorite player named Chucky.

For some reason, there only seem to be about a quarter as many events and birthdays to choose from on February 29 as there are on other dates. I think Congress should do something about that.