Sports Illustrated spoke to 20-plus for this story, seeking to relive the wildest final day in NBA history. ... “I said, ‘Oh, wow, if anybody could do that, it’d be David Thompson.’ ...

The image is indelible and the words simple.Six-foot-four David Thompson is in full ... The cover of the April 1, 1974 Sports Illustrated is a freeze-framed moment in time when North Carolina ...