Third year I've posted this and STILL HAVE NO IDEA what John Starks is doing in the bottom right corner of the clip.
Miami's Khalid Reeves drills a 70-foot shot against the New York Knicks (January 22, 1995):
April 14, 1993: Don Calhoun attends his first Bulls game in three years and throws in a shot that wins him $1,000,000.
According to SI, he was chosen as the contestant because a Chicago Bulls employee felt his “suede hiking boots wouldn’t scuff the court.”
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30 years ago today: Chicago Bulls fan Don Calhoun throws in a 75-foot shot that wins him $1,000,000.
According to Sports Illustrated, he was selected to shoot because a Bulls employee felt his “suede hiking boots wouldn’t scuff the court.”
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April 14, 1993.
January 21, 1993: American track & field icon and 9-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis sings the national anthem before a Bulls-Nets game in New Jersey.
The following day, ESPN’s Charley Steiner famously reacted to Lewis' performance on SportsCenter:
30 years ago today: With Phoenix down 0-2 to the Lakers in a best-of-5 series, Suns coach Paul Westphal guarantees his team will win the next three games and become the first NBA team to win an opening-round playoff series after losing its first two games at home.
May 2, 1993.
30 years ago today: 9-time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis sings the national anthem before a Bulls-Nets game in New Jersey.
The next day, ESPN’s Charley Steiner reacts to the performance on SportsCenter:
November 4, 1994: A water cannon in the Alamodome (triggered by pyrotechnics) delays the season opener between the San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors for nearly an hour.
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