On July 27, 1993, fourteen years ago today, the Boston Celtics, the basketball community and the world lost Reggie Lewis at the age of 27. Reggie by all accounts was a great husband, loving father, well-respected teammate and a wonderful member of the community. As Captain of the Boston Celtics he will always be remembered for his silky smooth drives to the rim, his feathery pull up jump shot and his ability to harass the opposition defensively. More importantly he was "The Future". As a member of the community one of the highlights was Reggie’s Turkey drive in the city of Boston that helped the less fortunate every holiday season. There is not a year that goes by on this day that I don’t sit and think about Reggie Lewis and what it was like to watch him play and think about how painful it was back in 1993 when he collapsed and passed away while shooting baskets at Brandeis University in Boston. I can't imagine the pain that his family endured.
The controversy and ugliness that surrounded Lewis’ health, medical procedure, and cause of death have been argued and debated both in and out of the courts since he passed on. Questions will always linger about Reggie and whether or not he indeed did do drugs which could have caused his heart condition. But on this day let us remember the man and all the good he did for his family, the community and the game of basketball.
I miss you Reggie…
1 comment:
that's a sad story. what happened to Len Bias? was it a drug overdose?
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