For nearly three decades, this two word moniker was synonymous with heartbreak, dismay and unrealized hoop dreams in the City of Cleveland. It was christened into the lexicon of sports misfortune in this town on May 7th of 1989, by one Michael Jeffrey Jordan, as he rose and hung in mid-air over a stupefied Craig Ehlo… ending a promising playoff campaign of the Cavaliers before it truly had a chance to begin. And, while they couldn’t have known it at the time, it was one of the first true signature moments that not only helped launch the MJ mythology into the stratosphere of the game, but also relegated a talented era of Cavs teams to the perpetual status of contenders rather than champions.
#CavsRank Moments 3: The Shot
