If I could be commissioned to write the biography for any of the NBA players I’ve ever covered over the last five years, I’d probably choose D.J. Mbenga, who’s got one of the most ridiculous life stories of any professional athlete ever. After him, though, I’d take on the narrative of Luol Deng, the current [...]
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To casual NBA fan, one would assume that Ron Artest is slightly insane based solely on the now-infamous Malice at the Palace incident back in 2004, when he entered the stands and punched a fan in the face for throwing a cup of beer at him. But there’s more to Ron Artest than one might [...]
This originally appeared on FreshScouts.com on August 20th, shortly after my wife was given the opportunity to meet her childhood crush, Taylor Hanson. I wanted to write about the experience, but I realized that I sort of already did. So here’s the story of how Wifey met the Man of Her Dreams. (Those of you [...]
In order, these are the cast members from “Saved by the Bell” that I’d most like to meet: 1. Kelly Kapowski (she’s 36 years old and still one of the hottest women alive) 2. Mr. Belding (who my brother has actually already met—apparently he’s a very nice, cool guy). 3. Zach Morris 4. Stacy Corosi [...]
The first time I met Kevin Durant was during his rookie season with the Seattle SuperSonics, and I was shocked to get time alone with him despite his being the second overall pick in the previous summer’s draft and the clear favorite for Rookie of the Year all season long. Still, that’s what happened, even [...]
