![]() He spent a lot of time improving his game. "When Reggie first came into the league," Bird told me, "he really didn't know how to play the game. ![]() Reggie Lewis and his wife, Donna, were all smiles in May 1993 when his return to basketball was announced, but he died just two months later. He was evolving into a superstar before our eyes. In Game 4, he topped that with 42 points, six assists and five steals. In Game 3, with Bird unable to play because of back woes, he torched the Cavs for 36 points and seven assists. Reggie played in the shadows of Larry Bird, Robert Parish and Kevin McHale in his early Celtics years, but by his fifth NBA season, he was a dominant player, carrying Boston in the 1992 Eastern Conference semifinals against Cleveland. (In an ironic twist, Rolando's son, Jeremy Lamb, would later play for Calhoun at UConn). Reggie went 15-of-17 from the floor and was within seconds of a Sweet 16 berth before Rolando Lamb shattered Northeastern's dreams with a turnaround 17-foot leaner off an inbounds play as time expired. There was the 1984 NCAA tournament game against VCU, when he was close to unstoppable. I had the privilege of watching Reggie accomplish some astounding things on the basketball court. The other five - Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone and Chris Mullin - are all Hall of Famers. "Just waiting my turn."īy the time he died, he was one of six players who, from 1988-93, posted at least 7,500 points, 1,500 rebounds, 1,000 assists and 500 steals. "I'm fine," he answered, in his sweet, lazy Baltimore drawl. Midway through his first season in the NBA, I asked him how he was holding up. After breaking the Northeastern scoring record, he was drafted 22nd by the Boston Celtics but played only 8.3 minutes a game in his 1987-88, his rookie season. He initially went unrecruited by most Division I programs - except by dogged Northeastern coach Jim Calhoun, who saw something special in the slender, shy wing player. The Baltimore native was cut from his public high school team, rescued by famed Dunbar coach Bob Wade, but then asked to be a high school sixth man. ![]() Reggie had no choice but to learn to wait on greatness. His considerable skills were matched by a silent, patient resolve that served him well. His shocking death triggered unprecedented spasms of grief throughout Boston, where he left an indelible imprint on the inner-city kids he mentored, kids whose dreams were not unlike his own. When Reggie Lewis collapsed and died on July 27, 1993, at the age of 27, he was already a husband, a father, a community leader, an NBA All-Star and a Celtics captain. My man Scottie filmed the muscle car at 2018 Autorama.Twenty years later, we still ponder what might have been. Under the hood everything is nicely detailed and the mill is a monstrous 572 Chevy V8. The Shop LLC interior is very stylish, the upholstery is high end and the most notable additions are the Autometer gauges, Flaming River steering wheel and push start button. Inside the “Smokin Joe” 1968 Chevy Chevelle build is as impressive. The iconic Chevrolet Chevelle body design is well preserved and nicely enhanced with some minor body mods like the Kindig-It door handles, mirrors from Vision Hot Rods, Dakota Digital tail lights and head lights from HID and of course the mile deep Black paint and good choice of wheels. Combination of astonishing appearance, outstanding custom interior and Big Block Chevy under the hood with nothing being over the top just clean and mean. Reggie Eadie’s Pro Touring 1968 Chevelle is what I like to call a killer build. 1968 Chevelle Build “Smokin’ Joe” at 2018 Autorama!
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