Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue woke up Monday morning with his team in a 2-0 NBA Finals hole. The Cavs were whooped by a combined 48 points in those two games, and they’ve now lost to Golden State seven straight times going back to last season’s NBA Finals.
That’s a rough Monday morning for Lue — but only half the story for the rest of us fans.
Fifteen years ago to the day, Lue was on the receiving end of one the most iconic — and most humiliating — moments in modern NBA Finals history. Let’s take a walk down memory lane.
It was the 2001 NBA Finals — Game 1, to be precise, on June 6. Lue was a role player for the Los Angeles Lakers, led by Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant. The Lakers were matched up against Allen Iverson’s Philadelphia 76ers. Poor Lue was frequently given the thankless task of guarding Iverson — and that’s where we begin. Read more…
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