Former Knick Leaps From the NBA To Principal for a Day
New York
The New York Knicks added Charles Smith to their roster in the 1992-93 off-season, hoping he would be the final piece that would bring success in the team's elusive quest for a National Basketball Association championship. In his first year, he averaged 12.4 points and 5.3 rebounds as the Knicks raced to a 60-22 record.
But the Knicks' championship dreams were dashed when the Chicago Bulls defeated them in the 1993 playoffs.
New York basketball fans still rest much of the blame for the failure to win the NBA championship that year on Mr. Smith's four consecutive missed layups in the waning moments of Game 5, which could have sealed the...
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