Conversation so far:
Why is this so bad?
On March 14, 2000 (just before Indiana was to begin play in the NCAA tournament), the CNN Sports Illustrated network ran a piece on Knight.
What made this so amazing?
in which former player Neil Reed claimed he had been choked by Knight during a 1997 practice.

Question: What did this do for him?
Self-contained rewrite: What did the CNN Sports Illustrated network piece on Bob Knight do for Knight?