The fixed 1985 NBA lottery

Watch for the one card to be thrown into the side of the drum, folding the corner. You can also see Stern giving a big exhale before he draws out the card.

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[David Stern]

It is what it is...

[thekiller678]

Except Cleveland won again and you just prove how absurd the conspiracy is. No matter what team wins you're gonna say "RIGGED"!

Kings win = NBA wants to attract owner

Cleveland wins = NBA wants to lure LeBron back

Orland wins = Make up for howard (like you said)

Bobcats win = Helping out Jordan with struggling franchise

[William Reilly]

The way those envelopes were tossed around in the ball odds are all of them would've gotten damaged, so this is a stretch to say conspiracy besides if he wanted the Knicks to win why didn't Patrick ever get a call that MJ, Kobe get?

[Jeremy Becker]

yeah tell them Mr. Stern #KnicksNation

[RUSERI0US]

And now I guess in 2013 the NBA gave Cleveland the first pick just to make your Orlando theory look stupid. What an idiot you are.

[RUSERI0US]

Hey idiot... in 2009 it would have made more sense to send Blake Griffin to the OKC Thunders since that's his hometown. The LA market has always been huge before Blake Griffin anyway dumbass.

[Mark Balbuena]

The envelope is creased.No question about it.

[FredrikSixtensson]

So no envelope's corner would bend from their violent bouncing around when the ball is spun? Seems a little far-fetched to call this fixed.

[BrookeWeers]

The first guy puts in all the envelopes flat except one he throws against the side. Stern releases a deep breath like he's worried, then glances down quickly into the bin to see which one has the bent corner.

[Atticus Williams]

I know, and the Heat got stuck with Beasley in 08, imagine D-Wade and Rose on the same team, maybe even picking up a good big man to go along with it. We wouldn't need Bron on our team.