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20 years after Michael Jordan push-off, Bryon Russell feels Utah Jazz should retire his jersey

Gary M. McKellar, Deseret News

SALT LAKE CITY — Like millions of others around the world, a 10-year-old boy was glued to the television screen for Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals live on NBC.

Steph Curry can’t recall exactly where he was or who specifically he was with, but what he witnessed on June 14, 1988, remains unforgettable.

“It’s crazy,” Curry described, shaking his head.

The moment is forever etched in basketball history. With less than 10 seconds remaining, Utah's Bryon Russell found himself matched up against Michael Jordan alone at the top of the key with the title on the line.