For me, it was the loss to the Tarheels in the 1990 NCAA tournament. I can still see it like it was yesterday. Rick Fox scored off of the inbound pass in the closing seconds...
And, it was in Austin!!
About 4 or 5 years ago, the Lakers were in town to play the Nuggets. Teams that come to town stay at a hotel that was across the street from my old office. I was coming back from lunch, and it just so happened that the Lakers bus was unloading.
I stopped for a minute and watched the players getting off the bus. It was kind of a surreal moment. No fanfare, no media...just me. I watched as Kobe got off, then Shaq...It was a pretty cool moment for a big NBA fan.
Then it happened. Rick Fox got off. It was as if my life flashed in front of my eyes. I went back to the moment in time that he made that shot. It ruined my day.
To this day, I cannot see his face without thinking about that. When Oz was on HBO, I watched it regularly. Then he shows up in the cast. For a little while, it was as if someone was playing a cruel joke.