Why? Tonight the Rockets will draft Yao Ming with the #1 overall selection. Eight years ago tonight, the Rockets defeated the Knicks in game 7 of the 1994 NBA Finals to win their first championship. I think this is good karma and a great omen for the Rockets and Yao Ming!
YIKES! I screwed up. The Rockets won title #1 on June 22nd. The Rockets drafted Ralph Sampson #1 on June 28th. Oh well. I STILL THINK IT'S GOOD KARMA!!!!!!!!!
Bet u thought it was today because on the Rockets.com website, it mentions the first championship on their calender? By default, you would think that date was today. I would have thought the same but remembered the first championship was on the day after my birthday.
Well, if it makes you feel any better, on this day in : 1804 - The Lewis and Clark Expedition reached the mouth of the Kansas River after completing a westward trek of nearly 400 river miles. 1819 - The bicycle was patented by W.K. Clarkson, Jr. 1945 - The U.N. Charter was signed by 50 nations in San Francisco, CA. 1961 - A Kuwaiti vote opposed Iraq's annexation plans. 1971 - The U.S. Justice Department issued a warrant for Daniel Ellsberg, accusing him of giving away the Pentagon Papers. 1977 - Elvis Presley's final concert took place at Market Square Arena, Indianapolis. 1979 - Muhammad Ali, at 37 years old, announced that he was retiring as world heavyweight boxing champion. 1987 - The movie "Dragnet" opened in the U.S.
1983 - On this date ROXRAN killed, processed, and ultimately ate his first squirrel...I think it was today.
