The One-Dimensional Superstar
The NBA Playoffs are going on right now, and if you pay even casual attention to the games, you know about Portland’s Damian Lillard making…
Fatigue Is Forbidden
Whenever I would play someone one-on-one in basketball, if I thought they had some type of chance to actually beat me, I learned to employ…
The Financial Realities Of Overseas Basketball
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How much money do you/can you make playing basketball overseas? It’s the million dollar (or thousand dollar, or hundred dollar) question about pro basketball that prospective players, fans,…
4 Mistakes That Kill Overseas Basketball Careers Before They Start
Playing Basketball Overseas. It’s the next-best-thing goal of every ambitious basketball player who doesn’t have strong NBA prospects. While most of a player’s fans, friends…
The Only Chance I Had To Make Something Of My Basketball Career
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Scene: My first pro exposure camp. Lake Brantley Athletic Complex, just outside of Orlando. I hadn’t started in our first game, which didn’t mean anything.…
“¡My 40 Pesos!” aka When The Mexican Cops Robbed Us
The story of getting stopped and picked up by the Mexican “policia” at 2 AM in Guadalajara after a night of clubbing.
45 Minutes North and 25 Minutes South
A couple years after college. I had to get a regular job again, which meant my plans had failed somewhere along the way. After coming…
Not Friendly [Daily Game]
The hometown Sixers Ben Simmons replied to a reporter’s question about last season’s NBA Rookie of The Year race between he and Donovan Mitchell of…
Details [Daily Game]
When I first heard that ESPN would debut its new (paid-subscription-based) ESPN+ app by touting a film-breakdown show narrated by NBA legend Kobe Bryant, I…
That Ain’t It [Daily Game]
LeBron James said something dumb on his TV show the other day. You can read the full quote here or watch the show and get…
I Told You So [Daily Game]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Just a couple days ago, I told you how the talented-yet-mediocre Washington Wizards defeated the talented-and-good Los Angeles Lakers in a focused, spirited performance…
When The Lights Shine Bright [Daily Game]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Washington Wizards are an NBA team with enough talent to be formidable — maybe not championship-contender formidable, but a good team that makes the…