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Message: [QUOTE="Fireball Jr., post: 5087037, member: 404"] You were at the 21 for 22 game, too? Wish I’d have known, we could’ve hooked up. I had a great seat for that game — press row —covering the Final Four for the Akron Beacon Journal (a local guy, Bobby Knight, was coaching in his first Final Four). Post-game media access was way easier then. After the game, I went to the UCLA locker room & Bill was sitting on a bench. I’m Muggsy Bogues size, so we were about eye to eye. Bill didn‘t talk to the media, but I figured I had a shot with him. I was 24, had long hair, herb, wore jeans, was highly political, yada yada. But Bill didn’t say a word. Ignored me. I was frustrated, but I didn’t know then that Bill stuttered, which is why he rarely spoke to reporters. As we saw & heard, Bill got over his speech problem & never stopped talking. And we’re richer for it. I’m now gonna twist one up, have Alexa play some Dead & celebrate one of the greats, on and off the court. [/QUOTE]