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[QUOTE="OttosBestFriend, post: 2170109, member: 852"]
In the 1993-94 NBA season, I was one of the two "official" Sumo wrestlers for the NJ Nets.

Each home game I'd represent a section in the arena and compete against another guy - also in a Sumo suit.

Whichever Sumo guy was victorious won a $25 gift card to Foot Locker for every person in their section.

Late in the season, Jayson Williams (yes, THAT Jayson Williams) broke away from a Chuck Daly-led timeout huddle and blindsided me - knocking me flying 10+ feet in the air.

That moment ended up being one of ESPN's "plays of the year" for 1994.

True story.

BTW, killing aside, Jayson Williams was one of the nicest guys on that team. He and Rick Mahorn invited me out for drinks at Houlihan's on Route 3 in Secaucus many times. We even met Charles Barkley there and stayed well after closing once.

One other person who joined us often was none other than Bill Rafferty. He loved that I went to Cuse and would talk Cuse hoops with me all the time.
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