Interesting article on Knight/Valentine incident in 1998

[beachbum]

I remember back in 1980. I was in the locker room changing in a racquetball club, located in Albuquerque. It was owned by Norm Ellenberger, a buddy of Knight's. Knight was there playing racquetball with Ellenberger. I was about 29 then and found myself sitting almost next to the legend himself(in his birthday suit). I was awestruck and i guess i did stare. But he went off on me to mind my own business and leave him alone.

I thought at the time....JERK!!!!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by beachbum

I remember back in 1980. I was in the locker room changing in a racquetball club, located in Albuquerque. It was owned by Norm Ellenberger, a buddy of Knight's. Knight was there playing racquetball with Ellenberger. I was about 29 then and found myself sitting almost next to the legend himself(in his birthday suit). I was awestruck and i guess i did stare. But he went off on me to mind my own business and leave him alone.

I thought at the time....JERK!!!!

Dude was naked and thought you were staring. I'd have done the same thing in his shoes.

[bas2456]

That's kind of funny someone posted this. I read it as I was covering the Indiana-Illinois game and TV was one of the officials.

Funny...Crean said in his postgame press conference he thought the officiating was excellent. Guess that goes to show how times have changed here at IU.

[beachbum]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

Dude was naked and thought you were staring. I'd have done the same thing in his shoes.

I was looking at his face!!! the point is he was and is a jerk!!

[Adam]

Originally Posted by beachbum

I was looking at his face!!! the point is he was and is a jerk!!

I can't dispute your point. I used to think his tirades at reporters were funny; of course, that was when I was young and thought Al Franken was funny.

[mbyron]

Originally Posted by Snaqwells

I can't dispute your point. I used to think his tirades at reporters were funny; of course, that was when I was young and thought Al Franken was funny.

Franken is still funny. He'll be laughing all the way to the Senate in a couple weeks.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by mbyron

Franken is still funny. He'll be laughing all the way to the Senate in a couple weeks.

He may be on his way to the Senate (I'm staying out of political discussion here), but he hasn't been funny since Stewart Smalley retired.

[SethPDX]

If anybody was wondering, Hightower and Valentine are indeed together working Michigan State-Purdue tonight with Jim Burr. Sounds like a tournament crew.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by beachbum

found myself sitting almost next to the legend himself, in his birthday suit. I was awestruck and I guess I did stare

I also got a suit for my birthday. It's a Calvin Klein Three-Button, Blue Tic Side-Vented Suit. You would definitely be awestruck, and stare, if you saw me in my new suit, because I look pretty snazzy in it, if I do say so myself.