Catastrophe at LeMans, Tragedy in a Tall Ships race, and Michael Jordan's 'Flu Game' - This DiSH for June 11

About this episode

The episode discusses tragic events in sports history, including a deadly crash at LeMans, a sinking during a Tall Ships race, and Michael Jordan's performance in the NBA Finals.

In 1955, a horrific crash during the 24 Hours of LeMans race led to the death of one driver and 83 spectators. In 1984, the Marques sank in the Cutty Sark Tall Ships race with 19 of the 28 crew members drowning in the tragedy. In 1997, Michael Jordan scored 38 points in a win against Utah in the NBA Finals. Jordan fought through 'flu-like' symptoms.

Topics covered

• sports history
• tragedy
• auto racing
• tall ships
• NBA
• Michael Jordan

Keywords

• LeMans
• Tall Ships
• Michael Jordan
• NBA Finals
• tragedy
• sports history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NBA

Places: LeMans, Cutty Sark

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