The Stages of Losing

If you ever want to get a good laugh, then play any game online. Lately, I’ve been playing NBA 2K19 online via my PlayStation. NBA 2K20 comes out on Friday, so I gotta get ready for that, right? Although I’m not very good at the game, I’m decent enough. To me, anyone who understands basketball…

Cell Phone Shenanigans

I have officially reached the age where I have to type in someone’s last initial in my cell phone contacts to help me remember them.This realization is slightly disheartening because that only means one thing. I’m getting older. That’s not a bad thing, though. It’s better than the alternative. So, thank God I’m alive. However,…

My Formal Apology to Lebron James

Dear LeBron, It’s no secret that I’ve never been a fan of yours. I know you don’t care, but it’s true. From day one, I couldn’t stand the hype around you. You were going to change the game. You were the best since MJ (which I found disrespectful to Kobe). You were the self-proclaimed “King.”…

The Love of the Game

When I was a kid, basketball was the greatest thing ever created. Everything was a hoop. Laundry baskets. Clothes hampers. Trash cans. The wall. Anything could be a ball. Socks. T-Shirts. Shorts. Crumpled up paper. The urge to hoop could hit me in a moment’s notice. I didn’t need anything but my imagination. My feet…

My doppleganger(s)….. According to Other People

Take a good, long look at this face. Beautiful smile.  Fresh hair cut. Face is clean shaven. Stylish brotha. Complete look. Did you get a good look? Great! That’s me. All 31 years, 5 months, and 22 days of me. Throughout my lifetime I’ve heard plenty of ridiculous comparisons on who I look like. Sometimes…

The Next Michael Jordan

Like Mike! If I could be like Mike. You remember that Gatorade commercial? Let me refresh your memory. That commercial came out when I was around 6 or 7 years old. MJ was the hottest thing in professional sports. Kids everywhere used to emulate his every movement. The way he wore his clothes, his on-court…