June 8, 1983 - Portland assistant coach Jimmy Lynam has been named the new head coach of the San Diego Clippers.
"I feel terrific. This is a terrific opportunity," said Lynam, who inherits a 27-55 team, but features Bill Walton and Terry Cummings.
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June 10, 1977 - Blazers center Bill Walton, who was named the MVP of the 1977 NBA Finals, missed the award ceremony as he had a prior commitment.
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June 10 1990 - The Detroit Pistons pulled off the Game 3 road win vs the Blazers, despite not having won in Portland in 16 years, to go up 2-1 in the NBA Finals.
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June 9, 1981 - Entering the NBA Draft with the 15th and 16th pick, the Blazers selected Jeff Lamp and Darnell Valentine. With the selection of Valentine, the Blazers traded Mike Gale to the Golden State Warriors for two future second round draft picks.
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June 7, 1993 - Former Blazers guard Drazen Petrovic passed away in a vehicle accident in Germany.
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June 8 1975 - Geoff Petrie scored 8 points, and joined the rest of West Squad with horrible shooting, falling to the East Squad 153-94 in an All-Star Game in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The two teams leave to play 5 exhibition games in a 10-day tour of Japan.
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June 7, 1990 - The Blazers steal Game 2 vs the defending NBA Champion Pistons, an overtime victory, halting a 14-game playoff home winning streak. It was the first home loss in the NBA Finals for the Pistons since June 12, 1988, a span of seven games.
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June 8, 1974 - Bill Walton makes his professional appearance in a cartoon from famed sports cartoonist, Alan Maver, who drew either portrait or active shots of sports stars of the day with information within the panel.
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June 12, 1990 - The Blazers needed a victory to even the series against the Detroit Pistons, and nearly had a chance as reserve guard Danny Young connected on a 35-foot field goal as the final buzzer sounded to force overtime. Maybe.
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June 12, 1990 - NBA Official Earl Strom called his final game of his 32-year career, including his final call, that the shot by Danny Young was after time had expired.
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