The Self-Destruction Of An All-American

The Self-Destruction of an all-AmericanGeoff Huston stood on the foul line with one second to play. He had two foul shots coming, and his team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, was losing by six points. The Cavaliers, one of the worst teams in pro basketball, were the underdogs by five and a half points. I had bet on the Cleveland Cavaliers. That tells you something about how sick I was.All Geoff Huston had to do was make one of his two foul shots and Cleveland would lose by fewer than five and a half p...