Round 12: Tossup 7

To protest this event, Don Nelson conspicuously wore a pair of Nike shoes while accepting an award. Three men angry over this event carried a light blue coffin to a mock funeral in Victory Park. In his first game after this event, a player involved shouted to the crowd “I’m here!” before injuring his left abductor. (-5[1])Theories claiming this event intentionally caused harm connected it to the Adelson-Dumont family (10[1])buying land in Las (10[1])Vegas. Shams (10[1])Charania’s (10[1])midnight announcement of this event assured readers “yes, this is real” (10[1])before listing names like Max Christie. Nico Harrison claimed “defense wins championships” (10[1])to justify this event less than a year after a central player had led the Mavericks to the NBA Finals. For 10 points, name this event that shockingly sent a Slovenian (10[1])point guard to the Los Angeles Lakers. (10[1])■END■ (10[4])

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