The most recent time when the Knicks led in the NBA Finals was June 17, 1994 (they would lose the series), and this occurred on that same day. That was exactly 2 weeks before my I-Day. (Induction Day is when he was sworn into active duty at the start of his Plebe year at the U.S. Naval Academy).
I, myself, clearly remember that day. I had just finished MOS school and was driving from New York to Southern California to report to my permanent duty station at Camp Pendleton.
When I left New York on Monday, I made it to Kent State and saw O.J. in handcuffs on the evening news.
That Friday, when I arrived in Los Angeles to stay with a high school buddy for the weekend, there was a BOLO for O.J. My arrival in L.A. coincided with the manhunt for O.J. and the ensuing white Ford Bronco chase.
Since my buddy and I were from New York, we were trying to watch the Knicks game, but the network put the game in a small box on the screen. We couldn’t see the score because the main coverage was focused on the 35-mph car chase.
