NBA – The Weird, Wacky, and Sometimes Wonderful NBA

Movie Man Marbury

I know that I have already spent some time talking about the NBA and some of its players and their love of other activities beyond basketball. This story, however, turns into a movie. Yes I know very unusual and trust me I had no idea that this was a real thing until a few daysContinue reading “Movie Man Marbury”

One and Only One

The Big Diesel, Shaqtus, The Big Aristotle… seriously?? Whatever you call him everyone who has ever heard of basketball knows of the man formally known as Shaquille O’Neal. In the late-90s and throughout the 2000s Shaq was a force to be reckoned with and everyone knew that. There was no one stopping this man andContinue reading “One and Only One”

Lion Slayer

Manute Bol stands at an ungodly 7’7″ and weighs 200 lbs. Wait that does not quite add up. Bol was a long skinny athlete who made his way to the NBA by the way of fishy passports and the help of some coaches he could barely talk to. So yes, there were some language barriersContinue reading “Lion Slayer”

THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE ACCORDION??

Let me tell you about a man and his love of music. I know this is a blog about NBA players and the fella I am about to talk about was one of those, but he was also a musician. Tony Lavelli, don’t worry if you’ve never heard the name because neither had I untilContinue reading “THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE ACCORDION??”

The Extra Player

Welcome to the first story of my blog. This one is going to be a weird one for me 1) because no one likes to talk about the Pelicans and 2) I don’t even know this guy’s name. Although this story is not the way I thought I would start I believe it will beContinue reading “The Extra Player”