Larry Bird’s Great Deal On Craigslist Tickets
Several times over the course of Saturday’s surprisingly exciting Game 1, the ESPN camera crew showed Pacers GM Larry Bird sitting about nine rows up in Chicago’s United Center. Just chillin’ among the people. No biggie. How long after he got to his seat do you suppose it took the guy to Bird’s left to notice he was sitting next to one of the 10 all-time greatest basketball players?
I Guarantee You’ll Do A Double-Take
Tell me when you see it. I’ll wait …
… It’s like when you dream you’re with friends, except that no one looks familiar.
Week Sauce: Where Adult Entertainers Conquer Our Nation’s B-ball Games
Here’s a recap of the weirdest or most overlooked sports stories on the Interweb this week. Plus, as you’ve come to expect, proof that sometimes kissing your seatmate is just more compelling than a Bulls-Grizz matchup.
Joakim Noah: A Top 3 NBA Center?
Along with the natural growth that follows any player in his third season in the league, Joakim Noah is learning and more importantly, he seems to be enjoying it.
Remind Me Why We Watch College Hoops Again
Let ‘em paint their face, gawk at Erin Andrews, memorize the chants, co-opt their team’s glory as their own. That’s what college is there for. Live it up. This isn’t a brushback pitch against the college athletics experience. But this is a clarification that none of that is basketball. There are the naysayers who berate the pro game, ignore the women’s game and deign to call the college game the best basketball has to offer.
But those people are confused. They must be, because it’s not even close.
