There was a night in 1997 when Bobby Knight walked the streets of Winston-Salem after a loss

Posted Nov 6, 2023
As the horde of media converged on Dean Smith’s news conference after the Tar Heels' win over Fairfield, I covered the next game, which was the eighth-seeded Indiana against ninth-seeded Colorado. After his news conference following the 80-62 loss to the Buffaloes, Knight needed to work off some steam. So he decided to walk back to the team’s hotel. (Winston-Salem Journal)

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