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Las Vegas - Stepping into the WAY BACK machine for a great story from Rob K. about his brother. Praying that this will not divide the family, or alter the seating plan at the Thanksgiving table. Talk to us Rob...

"I got this. My brother, a very successful banker and the worst gambler of all time, bets one maybe two games per year and has NEVER won. When the money goes down so does he. Now that the stage is set, scroll back to the 2004 college hoop Final Four game, with UConn -1.5 points over Duke. He has UCONN, and they're losing the whole way. In the final three minutes, they go on an 11-0 run take the lead, 78-75, with 11 seconds to go. Duke goes down and misses a 3-pointer, then fouls with 3.5 seconds left. Emeka Okafor goes to the line. You remember him. In the 'where are they now section,' I can tell you he's playing for the Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus team in South Korea.

Back to the bet. If he makes both shots, my brother can't lose. If he makes one, there's no overtime. Okafor misses the first. My brother says, 'he is gonna make this and Duke is gonna hit long trey for the back door cover.' Okafor makes the second. It's now 79-75. Duke rushes up the court, heaves a meaningless THIRTY footer and BANKS it in for the cover. Final score, UConn 79-78. My brother didn't bet again for almost TWO years."

That's GOTTA be Top 10 BAD BEAT material. Of course, we'll have to find out who Rob's brother bet on when he got back in action, and see if he was still in MUSH territory!!! I'll keep you posted.

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