After watching the following video, I have little doubt that the NBA commissioner David Stern would not hesitate to help ensure the "success" of the NBA via illegitimate means if he deemed it righteous and worthy (of course in compliance with his own twisted sense of justice). Most major sports have their shady dealings and stories, what bothers me is that the man who runs the NBA has been allowed to do so for such a long time, he helped take away NBA basketball from the city of Seattle (a whole other travesty) even though he claims to want to protect NBA franchises, thus allowing them to flourish in healthy NBA cities (Seattle had a Championship and a healthy fan base). The mind cannot help but wander into the depths with which David Stern has hinder other, smaller franchises, in the name of "growth" for the NBA. Booo to David Stern, a corrupt individual on the day that marks the beginning of the NBA Finals (which nonetheless should be exciting).
Gasp!
Via Youtube user TRJ22487:
"What the NBA doesn't want you to know -
In this version of the video I cut out all the crap and cut straight to the fix.
00:00 - Jack Wagner is instructed to "gingerly" place the seven envelopes into the drum. The fourth envelope he holds contains the NY Knicks logo. The material of this envelope is much flimsier than the rest.
00:06 Wagner slams it against the side of the drum, much differently than the way he places the other six envelopes into the drum, visibly bending the corner. He has likely practiced this dozens of times to ensure he can bend the corner on cue when the time comes
00:25 The drum is rotated several times to mix the envelopes. Sterns eyes are intently searching for the Knicks envelope the entire time
00:38 Stern unlocks the drum himself, taking time to look through the drum and try to find the envelope. It is no coincidence that Stern unlocks the drum himself. This gives him valuable seconds to examine the contents. Before reaching in he takes in a deep breath. He spots it. Luckily the bent corner is sticking straight up in the air when the drum stops, however he sees that two other envelopes are laid on top of it
00:45 Stern wades through the envelopes of the likes of Sacramento and Golden State, to find the bent envelope of New York and complete his magic trick in front of a dimwitted audience of writers giddy at the newborn concept of the draft lottery. In his head Stern is surely a nervous wreck, and possibly seems a little shrill by the awkward way he is forced to grab the envelope by the way it is covered. He flips the envelope upside-down, perhaps to hide the bent corner the best he can from the cameras closeup view
00:48/00:49 Pause the video here. David Stern is clearly looking at the bent corner as he flattens it with his thumb as best he can
00:50 Watch Sterns LEFT HAND very carefully. This is the part you couldnt see in the old Youtube video. Watch him stroke the corner with his index finger repeatedly, over and over, attepting to straighten it out, as he holds the envelope up high for the world to see. Clearly he is trying the smooth out the overly bent corner.
The rest of the video is history as Debusshere celebrates and holds up the #33 Ewing jersey that we would become so familiar with for the next 15 years. Though a championship never came out of it, it enabled New York back into playoff contendership after the career ending injury of Bernard King, and led to the massive streak of sold out games at Madison Square Garden throughout the 1990's and 2000."
Full Video after the break:
There is not too much more here, but you get an idea about how the charade when down in its entirety:
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