Christian Laettner is Fatter Than I Remember

Its funny how the passage of time alters our memory of events.  Take for instance Christian Laettner.  I remember Laettner as a tall, fairly athletic basketball player.  In fact, I saw this in person when I walked past him in a mall in Cleveland during the 1997 NBA All-Star weekend (yes, Laettner made a NBA All-Star team) – I could have swore he was taller than me.  Yet, when I see this video of his historic shot versus Kentucky, he sure seems to be much shorter and fatter than I remember.

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