Billy Packer Q&A: Remembering Michael Jordan and the 1982 Final Four

Posted Apr 8, 2022
What are the first memories that jump out about the 1982 Final Four? Packer: The tournament was great. And then, to have a dome stadium, which was kind of funny. There weren’t a lot of dome games. New Orleans was so great. The teams were so unbelievably competitive with John Thompson and Dean Smith, you had Hall of Famers involved. (On3.com)

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