Bo Hamburger
Years ago
Winston Garland, 'sixth man'
Crazy but brilliant story about the time in 1993 when Winston Garland came onto the court as an illegal sixth man for the closing moments of a playoff game:
In the biggest moment of the year, with Houston's season and possibly Hakeem Olajuwon’s legacy on the line, this backup shooting guard just walked right onto the court. He did not wait for a dead ball. He did not wait for a coach's instruction. He did not check in at the scorers table. He did not even wait for a teammate to sub out.
He just waltzed onto the floor, an errant sixth man, joining the battle in defiance of every rule and structure that governs the game.
(Play in question starts approx 16:50)