The Frozen Envelope That Rigged The NBA Draft

Was the 1985 NBA Draft rigged?

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Georgetown University Hoyas Men's Basketball
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Ewing Draft day portrait
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I'm Waiting for You, Patrick...
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New York Knicks Patrick Ewing
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Georgetown Players Guard Michael Jordan
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Villanova University vs Georgetown University, 1985 NCAA National Championship
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Georgetown University Patrick Ewing, 1984 NCAA National Championship
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Orlando Magic v New York Knicks
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1985 NBA Draft Lottery
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1985 NBA Draft Lottery (2)
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Los Angeles Clippers: Tom Bradley and Donald Sterling
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Patrick Ewing and John Thompson Laughing at News Conference
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1985 NBA Draft Lottery (3)
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1985 NBA Draft Lottery (4)
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NBA Commissioner David Stern, NBA Deputy Commissioner Russ Granik and NBA Properties President Rick Welts
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Rick Welts President/Chief Operating Officer of the Phoenix Suns talks with NBA Commissioner David Stern
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Portrait of Patrick Ewing
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1985 NBA Draft
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Rough, Tough and Terrific: Georgetown's Patrick Ewing
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[xpuppetsmasterx]

Shane is on vacation in Iceland with his girlfriend!

besides i dont think Shane cares that much about sports...

[tomato]

I don't even like sports and still Ryan can make an interesting video about it.
It's the boogara magic.`

[sunk]

"Would you rather play for the Milwaukee Bucks or the Knicks?"

That didn't age well...

[sherilanette]

me, the person whose full sports knowledge is occasionally watching a superbowl game every 3 years: these vids are life-changing i cannot believe they DID THAT

[tanan]

I actually really enjoy Zach and Ryan’s interaction as well as friendship. He isn’t Shane but that doesn’t mean he’s not awesome

[dannysanchez]

Ryan and Zack: Jordan and Ewing are the ones that saved the league

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird: Am I a joke to you

[cross]

y'all don't have to be so rude to zack lmao it's not his or ryan's fault that shane isn't into sports and didn't want to do this

[eskaaay]

You can easily tell who the people that have never watched buzzfeed sports conspiracies are

[steveb]

Bird and magic saved the NBA and jordan brought it to the next level

[amyen]

I don’t even like sports all that much, but this show is so great. Good job Ryan and Zach!

[CaptainEggcellent]

I like these videos. Not as much as the murder mysteries with Shane, but I like them.

[ExoTikSalSA]

"Would you rather play for the Knicks or the Bucks?"
[Laughs in Greek]

[zorosfangirl]

Was Shane kidnaped because they want to blackmail Unsolved to give them the treasure they found last season?

[alimalik]

Next unsolved “the mysterious disappearance of shane”

[citizengar]

You said that the Nicks already had a jersey with Ewing's name on it. They ALL had jerseys with Ewing's name on it.

[DianerBananers]

I’m glad people are finally liking Zach, was getting real sick of “waaah where is SHAAAANE mystery must only belong to SHANE” I love him too but chill

[carissaewing]

i’ve never heard my last name spoken this often and it still weirds me out

[samfischer]

Maybe all of the envelopes had the Knicks on them

[jacobkrause]

It’s always scary sounding even though it’s sports

[kamrynphillips]

The relationship between Magic Johnson and Larry bird TRULY saved the nba