The 1993 Bulls and LeBron James: a look back, and a look ahead

The 1993 Bulls and LeBron James: a look back, and a look ahead

Originally posted June 20, 2013

Michael Jordan scored the first nine points of the 4th quarter of Game 6 of the 1993 Finals — Pax scored the last three.

If I could watch only one Bulls Finals game for the rest of my life, it would be Game 6, June 20, 1993: Bulls 99, Suns 98. The night the Bulls secured their legacy as one of the premier teams in league history. The night “Paxson for three!” became every young Chicago hooper’s on-court self-exclamation.

There are a few reasons this game gets the nod for me. One, of course, is the remarkable final 45 seconds:

From January 22, 2004: Jack gets political

On the John

Jack gets political

Originally published in the Indiana Daily Student on January 22, 2004

As a lifelong sports fan, I’ve absorbed mountains of useless information without ever really trying. Want to know how many points Michael Jordan averaged in the ’93 Finals? 41. Wonder who led the Bears in rushing in 1998? Edgar Bennett. Can’t quite recall the name of the outfielder who hit three opening-day home runs for the Cubs in 1994? Karl “Tuffy” Rhodes.