In my former life, I covered a USC Orange Bowl practice for @OCRegSports in December 2002 that was supposed to be quiet. Then O.J. Simpson showed up to the surprise of nearly everyone. I dug up my story out of our archives and confirmed what I remembered he'd said. A brief 🧵:
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Simpson called the murders of his ex-wife and her friend "that incident." And he referred to his trial as "my ordeal." He spent time after practice talking about the state of USC football. It was on the rise with 2002 Heisman winner Carson Palmer. And he didn't want to leave.