As a young man, nobody was treated worse than Connie Hawkins by the corrupt, racist "amateur" athletic system and then the NBA. Later his career was crippled by a serious knee injury.
But in between, he lit it up against the best. Elgin Baylor, Dr. J, Larry Bird, Karl Malone -- Hawkins was better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_r7scTKFL4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oElAuZFXC9o
The Hawk
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Whew. For a minute there I though Andre dawson died.
You know what you need? A lyrical sucker punch to the face.
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A_B wrote:Whew. For a minute there I though Andre dawson died.
me too!
Did you see that ludicrous display last night?
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I don't want to wish anybody dead, but I didn't whimper when I thought he meant Hawk Harrelson.
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Rush2112 wrote:A_B wrote:Whew. For a minute there I though Andre dawson died.
me too!
Yup. Damn.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.