Walton, in the characteristic UCLA way of being quick, but not hurrying, audaciously shot 21 for 22 from the field 1973 NCAA Finals on his way to 44 points – that lone miss was likely intentional, a nod to the gods that, despite UCLA’s once-in-a-lifetime dynasty...
Theory #2: Abe Saperstein, Harlem Globetrotter founder and one-time associate of Gottlieb, as retold by the San Francisco Examiner’s Prescott Sullivan: “Abe saw the so-called $300k deal as a cashless transaction. ‘I don’t believe any money changed hands. I think what happened was the ...