Wes Johnson entered the club with one purpose in mind: to locate a suitable honey and take her back to his place. Navigating through the crowds of partiers, he first went to the bar to get some liquid confidence in his system. A short time later, he was on the prowl. It didn’t take him…
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E’Twaun Moore 17 Points Full Highlights (2/18/2014)
Slaving away at my desk, the pile of crumpled papers at my feet grew by the minute. A close observation of my person would reveal a collared shirt marred by stains in the armpits and a forehead glowing with exertion. Of course, I was alone, and there was no one to observe my torment. “You…
Read MoreGiannis Antetokounmpo 8 Points/4 Assists Full Highlights (2/18/2014)
“I don’t know, Nate, can’t we try something else? I don’t like the looks of this establishment.” The two Bucks rookies stood outside of the Refuge Smoothie Cafe in Milwaukee. “What’s wrong Giannis, it’s just a smoothie place. You’ve had smoothies before, right? It’ll be fine. Come on.” Nate Wolters pushed his reluctant teammate Giannis…
Read MoreChris Andersen 18 Points/1 Three Full Highlights (2/18/2014)
Chris Andersen lay flat on his back. The dirt from the ground in his backyard was dirtying his already grimy shirt. He stared at the sky in wonderment. How had he never noticed before? Above him were birds. He didn’t know what kind they were, other than “the little ones that sit on power lines…
Read MoreMarc Gasol 18 Points/3 Assists Full Highlights (2/11/2014)
Marc Gasol sat restlessly in his living room, staring at his TV but not really watching. Instead, he listened closely to the sounds that his microwave was making in the adjacent kitchen. If he listened closely and tilted his head in just the right direction, he swore he could hear the sound of cheese bubbling….
Read MoreJeremy Lamb 19 Points Full Highlights (2/11/2014)
Jeremy Lamb sat despondently on one of the equipment cases scattered throughout the backstage area. “Yo, Steven, you said there would be cocaine.” Jeremy and the Little Lamb’s bass player looked sheepish. “I just said that so you would stop looking so sad after that disaster of a show.” “I wouldn’t even call it a…
Read MoreAlexey Shved 11 Points/1 Huge Dunk Full Highlights (2/10/2014)
Alexey, despondent during a blowout not in the Timberwolves favor, walked back onto the court with sadness. Suddenly, his teammate Ricky Rubio approached him with some words of advice. “Change this face, be happy, enjoy!” Ricky urged, patting him on the shoulder. After glaring at him for a second, Alexey couldn’t help but smile at…
Read MoreMarco Belinelli 20 Points Full Highlights (2/10/2014)
Marco Belinelli sat on his couch, laptop in lap, glass of Merlot in hand. Directing his browser to youtube.com, he searched “marco belinelli, today”. He always liked to keep track of what people were saying about him on various social media sites. As usual, some unrelated stuff came up first. Random Spurs videos with him…
Read MoreChris Johnson 14 Points/4 Threes Full Highlights (2/9/2014)
Chris Johnson stood in the checkout line, filling out a form for the supermarket’s loyalty program. The store was convenient to his house, so he figured that a few dollars of savings here and there would pile up in the long run. When he handed back the form, the checkout clerk’s eyes grew wide when…
Read MoreGerald Green 25 Points Full Highlights (2/8/2014)
Gerald Green clambered up to the top of the bookcase. It was easy, even as a three-year-old, since the couch provided a convenient intermediate platform from which to climb even higher. His plan, so far, had executed without hitch; his mom was washing dishes in the kitchen, his dad too busy with the newspaper to…
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