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Article: IT WILL 'HURT' WRIGHT TO WATCH SUNS TONIGHT
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- June 9, 1993
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PHOTO - JOEY WRIGHT
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BASKETBALL
The Phoenix Suns could've been Joey Wright's team.
He was their second-round draft pick in 1991. He could've been in the NBA Finals, on national TV tonight, giving teammates Barkley, K.J. and Majerle high-fives during pregame introductions.
And waving a towel at Chicago's Michael Jordan, as if to say, "We're gonna cool you off."
And tripping Ahmad Rashad every time he came snooping around the Suns' bench.
Coulda, woulda, shoulda.
Wright led the University of Texas in scoring (21.2 ppg), assists (3.1) and shot 43 percent in 31 games his senior year. He finished as the No. 3 scorer in ...