On This Day (March 17)

Notable events from NBA history that occurred on March 17.

Everyone Messed Around

On this day in 2021, six players recorded a triple-double (points/rebounds/assists):

• Draymond Green (16/12/10)

• James Harden (40/10/15)

• Nikola Jokic (12/10/10)

• Domantas Sabonis (18/11/11)

• Ben Simmons (13/10/12)

• Russell Westbrook (26/14/10)

It’s the most triple-doubles recorded in a single day in NBA history. The previous record of five such players had been set just four days earlier (March 13, 2021).

All told, there were 142 triple-doubles recorded in the shortened 2020-21 season (each team played 72 games), the most in a single season in NBA history:

• 142 — 2020-21

• 130 — 2021-22

• 127 — 2018-19

• 117 — 2016-17

• 108 — 2017-18