Jordan's shot, Colon's homer and more: May 7 has been a big date in sports

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For practically every date on the calendar, you can find something incredible that's happened across the world of sports -- whether it's a clutch shot, a memorable blooper, or merely a birthday for an all-time great. Of course, some days happen to have a lot more going on than others.

May 7 is one of those days.

Just to start, we've got one of the greatest NBA shots of all time -- The Shot, in fact. In the deciding Game 5 of the 1989 Eastern Conference first-round series between the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers, Michael Jordan hit a buzzer-beating jump shot over Craig Ehlo to give the Bulls the win and add to his growing legend.

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Flashback: MJ's iconic dagger over Ehlo eliminates Cavs

Six years later, Reggie Miller pulled off one of the most dominant stretches of basketball ever -- and it only took 8.9 seconds. In Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the New York Knicks were leading the Indiana Pacers 105-99 with 18.7 seconds left. Due to a combination of Miller's greatness and mistakes by the Knicks, the Pacers came back and won 107-105. You'll have to see it in full to really appreciate it.

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Flashback: Reggie Miller stuns MSG with 8 points in 9 seconds

Next, Allen Iverson's famous "practice" speech in 2002. At first considered something of a humorous incident, it was later revealed that there was way more to Iverson's words than originally thought.

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Allen Iverson's iconic 'practice' rant

To cap it all off, in 2016, the great Bartolo Colon hit his first career home run at 42 years old in a game where his New York Mets took on the San Diego Padres. If this were the only thing on this list, it'd be enough to make May 7 an incredible day in sports.