Sports Illustrated Weekly

NBA Draft: Ewing-Knicks Frozen Envelope Conspiracy

When it comes to sports, there’s no shortage of conspiracy theories — but some stand out. With the NBA Draft upon us, we raise an eyebrow at one of the biggest conspiracy theories in sports history: whether the first ever draft lottery in 1985 was rigged with a frozen envelope to send Patrick Ewing to the New York Knicks. To do so, we’re bringing in SI senior writers <a href="https://twitter.com/Herring_NBA">Chris Herring</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/HowardBeck">Howard Beck</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/netw3rk">Jason Concepcion</a> of Crooked Media. Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/podcasts_si">@podcasts_si</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnGonzalez">@JohnGonzalez</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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