I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again– no one, and I mean NO ONE, was going to stop the ‘97 Knicks from winning the NBA Championship. Not only was Patrick Ewing playing out of his mind and slamming on All-NBA defensive players like Dennis Rodman, but David Stern had clearly forbidden every ref from whistling Ewing for steps, even if it resulted in him taking 17 of them before dribbling and/or shooting. Sadly, Stern went ahead and suspended the entire freakin’ team in the playoffs to even things out and, well, you all know how that story ended.
PS– Speaking of Rodman, here’s a bonus NBA clip that’s making the rounds on Youtube. It’s by far one of the funniest things to happen during a live game since “The Worm” kicked that photographer in the nuts back in ‘96. Wait, you mean that wasn’t supposed to be funny?
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