When I arrived at my place of employment on Wednesday, I was thrilled to discover the kitchen was serving up a special batch of chicken and waffles. The reason — September 26 is apparently National Pancake Day. Actual pancakes may have been more apropos, but I’ll take what I can get. In any case, the “holiday” gives us a chance to remember one of the more infamous plays in Utah Jazz history.
Specifically, the time “The Mailman” Karl Malone pancaked Detroit Pistons star Isiah Thomas with a vicious elbow to the eye.
It happened on December 14 of 1991 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.