The 6 previous instances of it happening:

Harrison Barnes (GSW) against Oklahoma City Thunder on May 30th 2016; he turned 24 years old.
Pablo Prigioni (HOU) against Los Angeles Clippers on May 17th 2015; he turned 38 years old.
Udonis Haslem (MIA) against Boston Celtics on June 9th 2012; he turned 32 years old.
Kevin Garnett (MIN) against Sacramento Kings on May 19th 2004; he turned 28 years old. Monster performance from Kevin Garnett, scoring 32PTS alongside 21REB and 5BLK, the official NBA YouTube channel has the full game up on YouTube if anyone is interested
Scott Hastings (DET) against Chicago Bulls on June 3rd 1990; he turned 30 years old. Only played 1 minute.
Walt Hazzard (LAL) against St. Louis Hawks on April 15th 1966; he turned 24 years old.

Credit to Mike Lynch for initially posting this fun fact on Bluesky. Link to his original post

reallinguy | Pistons

302 | 3 hours ago

these are the power stats i’m here for

Disastrous-Pen-7513 | Brazil

24 | 2 hours ago

posts lile this make me love reddit

I wouldn’t learn this shit anywhere else

jimmyre10 | Clippers

101 | 3 hours ago

Putting my house on Sixers ML. I will Venmo request OP if they lose

CockroachForeign6419 | Lakers

83 | 3 hours ago

Celtics choking a 3-1 lead and getting knocked out by 36yo Playoff P is a timeline I wanna live in

mishmashedtosunday | LAL

20 | an hour ago

Lakers fans’ ¹²⁄₂₅ and i’m here for it

Trick_Cup2195 | Warriors

64 | 3 hours ago

Party P dropping 50

ahoy_shitliner | Bulls

41 | 3 hours ago

Playoff P breaks another playoff record tonight.

mr_chub | Wizards

23 | 3 hours ago

After the KG bullet point i immediately looked up to see your flair lmao

SeanKilpatrickFan | MIN

12 | 2 hours ago

Got me there lol, I fucking love KG, he’s the best

Funnily enough that’s also the same game he dropped the famous pre-game quote on being ready for war

Special_Intention_54

11 | 3 hours ago

The question is, how many neutral fans are cheering for Boston today?

Philly got Nurse and Lowry, and of course it’s Boston, so I am cheering for them hard even if I can’t personally stand Embiid.

Kheltosh | Pistons

10 | 2 hours ago

The question is, how many neutral fans are cheering for Boston today?

Hate for having too many championships vs hate for Embiid. Tough call.

StandYourGroundhog | Raptors

2 | an hour ago

It’s a tough one because I dislike the 76ers more but I also dislike the Celtics and like Lowry

JigglesTheBiggles | Heat

2 | an hour ago

Not I.

EightBlocked | NBA

2 | an hour ago

i would like to think people recognize how funny them blowing a 3-1 lead to philly of all teams would be. so for me personally thats why im rooting for philly although regularly i would want boston to win

CommunityGlittering2

1 | an hour ago

I’m a semi Celtics fan 2nd fav, and I want them to lose just so I can be entertained by the local reactions. Celtic fans talk so much shit about Philly it’s disgusting I want them to get their comeuppance.

JagmeetSingh2

10 | 3 hours ago

okay this genuinely made me more excited for this game

IdLetHerGiveMeAids

4 | 2 hours ago

Paul George seems like the guy to break that streak

andin13

2 | 2 hours ago

Congrats to Paul George for being the first at something

KarrotMovies | LAL

3 | 2 hours ago

Birthday stats and zodiac chemistry analysis is what this sport needs more of

smalls_1804 | Knicks

3 | an hour ago

These are the meaningless stats I can get behind

vapemyashes | Timberwolves

2 | 2 hours ago

So I put it all on black?

RoastMary | Pistons

2 | an hour ago

Incredible stat. I am betting everything I got.

Est-Tech79

1 | 3 hours ago

The first time in the series the Sixers have expectations to win. This is when the Embiid led sixers usually let you down. Especially against the Celtics.

Knicks will beat Boston. One J hobbling, Other J having to deal with OG/Bridges, and bunch of try-hards that just shoot threes if they are going in or not, will not beat the Knicks.

Sixers-Knicks will be much more interesting, but history shows Embiid will not play every game of that series oe will be hobbled in at least two of those games.

sjekky | PHI

4 | 2 hours ago

The first time in the series the Sixers have expectations to win.

They’re 8 point underdogs. Money to be made if you think there’s real “expectations”

David_Does_Dallas

1 | 19 minutes ago

Bunch of degenerate gamblers.

Sudden_Image8573 | NBA

1 | an hour ago

Jesus christ what a way to jinx it man

itsdrewmiller | Timberwolves

1 | 16 minutes ago

Huh, there have only been 155 game 7s in NBA history. Assuming 9 player playoff rotation, each one has about a ¹⁄₂₀ chance of happening on a birthday. So you’d expect about 7 to have happened, which is pretty close to the actual result. I would have definitely guessed higher without seeing the stat or doing the math.

Skullduggory | 76ers

1 | 14 minutes ago

This information is relevant to my interests

orangemonkeyeagl | Vancouver Grizzlies

1 | 9 minutes ago

The NBA trivia never disappoints. I hope the Sixers win!

-fallen | NYK

1 | 4 minutes ago

At this point, I think it’d be funniest if the Celtics choke a 3-1 lead and the Sixers once again fail to make it past the 2nd round. Then again, the Sixers not even making the 2nd round and getting to punk the Celtics would be sweet too. Idk, I hate both teams.

In NBA history, players are 6–0 when playing in a Game 7 on their birth day. Paul George turns 36 on the day the Game 7 between the Celtics and the 76ers takes place.