So you want to be a sportswriter? A lot of young folks do. My inbox is flooded with e-mails from young writers looking to break into the business, and I am happy to announce that Michael Scotto will be joining SheridanHoops.com as our new Knicks/Nets columnist, replacing the dearly departed Moke Hamilton of HoopsWorld.com. I have been covering the NBA for 21 years now (first game covered was Bucks-Knicks at Madison Square Garden), and there are few people who have been as
On a day that was fairly ho-hum as it relates to NBA news, Twitter saw a large influx of “LeBron shaved his head!” stories. Gregg Doyel of CBS Sports expresses the general sentiment about the Miami Heat star’s hair (or lack-thereof). [Read more…]
The best steak in the world is served at a place called the Five O’Clock club on the near West Side in Milwaukee. The place is in Jeffrey Dahmer’s old neighborhood, they take your order at the bar, then they seat you, and you feast like a Roman on the perfect concoction of blackened sizzle on the outside and tender perfection on the inside (Yes, I know, I also just described Beyonce). But the picture to your left is from my
Among his many interests, Miller was very involved in auto racing. Tragedy struck the Utah Jazz family Sunday. Roger Miller, son of the late Jazz owner Larry H. Miller, died at the age of 45 Sunday. He was the second of five children to Larry, who died as recently as 2009, and Gail. He is survived by his wife Cheri Light Miller, their nine children (five daughters, four sons) and three grandchildren. The details of his death have not been made
Just because there has been a dry spell of inactivity as far as news is concerned, that does not mean NBA players haven’t been finding ways to stay active. Clippers forward Matt Barnes, in conjunction with Snoop Dogg (Lion?), hosted his annual Athletes vs. Cancer flag football game on Sunday. Barnes started the foundation in 2007 after his mother passed away just 26 days after being diagnosed with cancer. [Read more…]
Stephon Marbury clearly had some thoughts to let out, and he did just that with a pair of tweets directed at media members who were seemingly critical of the former NBA player. Marbury’s first response to media came after Frank Isola of the New York Daily News tweeted the following. @FisolaNYDN yeah and I had to stop some cats from turning your lights out. — I AM PEACE STAR (@StarburyMarbury) August 18, 2013 The tweet was over five months ago but clearly Marbury recently took
If you needed a reminder why Dwyane Wade is one of the NBA’s classiest players, look no further than his last few tweets. He has been very public about his relationship with Tom Crean, who coached Wade during his college days at Marquette. The three-time NBA champion often calls Crean to discuss personal matters. 10 yrs after he’s coached me. We continue to learn from ea other. Love this guy tomcrean is the best!!! http://t.co/IztfMOHFVY — THREE (@DwyaneWade) August 18, 2013 Wade included a
One of the NBA’s top players may have a fallback career, if he so desires. Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant spent the latter part of Saturday morning driving around Brooklyn in his ice cream truck serving children and everyday commuters. Security holds back a crowd as Kevin Durant spends the morning in Brooklyn promoting his new shoe and handing out ice cream in his new truck. Durant was styling with his custom built ice cream truck that his