After this indescribable misfortune, I want to pay my infinite respect to my most favorite basketball player, Kobe Bryant. I say most favorite because I have a lot of favorite basketball players. If you are familiar with my story, you’d know that I grew up in Africa and emigrated to the USA in the late 1990s. When I was a teenager, Michael Jordan…
Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor (Toronto)
Mayweather assumed wrong with his effort to sway the Canadian crowd. Mistakingly, he considered that he could gain support by acting professionally. Also, he believed he could overshadow an Irish guy in Toronto by wearing a T-shirt and a hat bearing the Canadian flag. Many Americans assume Canada is like Continue Reading
The Legacy of Muhammad Ali
The legacy of Muhammad Ali taught us that to be a legend, you must first have the courage to declare it. Nobody knows you better than yourself. No one can decide your destiny but you. Could someone borrow your shoes and wear them better than you? Probably. My point is Continue Reading
Sports Players, Referees, & Commentators
One of the most fundamental reasons I blog is to improve my writing. As the old saying goes, “practice makes perfect.” How else can I get good at it if I’m not well-practiced? The other reason is to try and undo some brainwashing. To all of us, it can be unkind for someone to tell us that a mysterious person/s has brainwashed us. But… it’s the truth! Some brainwashed people don’t realize it.
2015 NBA Playoffs
OK, fellow suckers for basketball, yall know what’s up. Miami didn’t make the playoffs! Soon as LeBron left, guess what??? It’s Cleveland Cavaliers, you all! They’ve got Kevin Love, Brendan Haywood, Kendrick Perkins, and yours truly, – King James himself! Shouts out to the Toronto Raptors for making the playoff! Yeah, Continue Reading
Freddy Will’s Fantasy 2014/2015 Raptors Team
I’d keep Novak and Salmon in SF but let Fields go.” For my Freddy Will’s Fantasy 2014/2015 Raptors Team, I would start Lowry on point and bring Steve Nash off the bench. DeRozan is excellent on SG but you’ve got Stone behind him off the bench, so I’d let Stone Continue Reading