Jon Wertheim

The executive editor and senior writer at Sports Illustrated discusses his recent article that looks into the “basketball bromance” between Bob Knight and Dean Smith and the future of great university coaches.

It’s kind of like our Oscars—without the red carpet. Or the designer fashions. Or the statues.

“I do remember that he was swearing after we went off air,” recalls one of Knight’s former ESPN broadcast crew members. “Something or other was always pissing him off.”

“I’m a restless IU fan. To be fair, I think people forget where the program was when Crean got there. But if Brad Stevens availed himself, if he was more forthcoming about expressing an interest in the job, that would make me very happy.”

Thirty years ago this week, Bob Knight threw a chair. We remember.

The news came on the cleated heels of a disclosure by Michael Sam, a college football star, about his sexuality.

@TheJennaBee: “All I hear is cannons. I can’t tell if the Colts won or if the revolution has started.” @CrayonWayans: “It means tributes have been killed in the Indy Hunger Games.”

If you’ve followed Sports Illustrated senior writer Jon Wertheim closely over the years, you might suspect that he has more than a passing interest in Indiana University basketball.