Happy Birthday, Wilt
Today, August 21, 2015, Wilt Chamberlain would have been 79 years old. In case you missed it, here are a few of his accomplishments:
1. Two-time NBA Champion;
2. 1972 NBA Finals MVP;
3. Four-time NBA MVP;
4. Thirteen-time NBA All Star;
5.1960 NBA Rookie of the year;
7. Seven-time NBA Scoring Champion;
8. 1968 NBA Assist Leader;
9. Eleven-time NBA […]
My wife, Johnnie, and I are back. We enjoyed the beach and the cooler weather in Del Mar, California. We also visited our money at the Del Mar race track.
The other night during an Arizona Diamondbacks-Milwaukee Brewers baseball game, the TV analyst admitted, “We are drowning in numbers.”
Can the NBA be not far behind?
Some 15,200 came out to the Target Center last week to see the last-place Minnesota Timberwolves annual “Summer Showcase” scrimmage. (Admission is free.) The NBA’s top draft pick, Karl Anthony Towns, put on a 24-point, 15-rebound show in 27 minutes, the fans went crazy, and they also got to applaud reigning rookie-of-the-year Andrew Wiggins, one […]
Chandler Parsons said it to describe Jordan’s change of heart: “He wasn’t ready for being a franchise player. He was scared.” I don’t know if he was scared but Parsons was right – Jordan couldn’t carry a team like the Mavericks, but playing with Chris Paul and Blake Griffin best suits his game. Also on the […]
After two stress fractures, left and right ankles, since 2013, why would you let one of your most valuable pieces play in the NBA summer league? Also, it will be hard to deny this young man the opportunity to play with his national team in September. This is a situation where Rest is more […]
Because the NBA signed a $9 billion TV contract last year, the salary cap figures to increase by more than 60 per cent two years from now. Translated, that means it’ll jump from $67.1 million today to $108 million for the 2017-18 season. Multiply by 30 teams and the result is $3.2 BILLION, the total […]
Last week, the Suns’ Suits and their media handmaidens tried to convince the ticket-buying public that giving 33-year-old Tyson Chandler $52 million and sore-footed (take your pick: heel or ankle) Brandon Knight $70 million was going to somehow encourage LaMarcus Aldridge to join the team. Dealing Marcus Morris to the Pistons for a second-round pick […]
After Houston’s season-ending loss to Golden State, an interviewer asked James Harden if he was tired and exhausted. After a short pause, he said, ”I’m 25 years old, man.”
End of interview and end of story.
But here’s another story: When I was a young man, just turned 24 and playing in the All-Army tournament at Fort […]