won’t understand what the Rocket meant to Quebecers and all Canadians, but I think it’s totally appropriate that he’s going to lie in state at the Molson Center and have a full State funeral at Notre Dame Basilica on Wednesday. Think of it like this: Richard was kind of like Michael Jordan and Joe DiMaggio rolled into one, with a little bit of Jackie Robinson status added for good measure.
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