O tym, że Bill Simmons (czołowy amerykański dziennikarz sportowy) jest zabójczo zabawny wiedziałem już od dawna. Jednak jego kolejny artykuł (a właściwie ich seria) – o 33 osobach, które go najbardziej intrygują przed nowym sezonem NBA sprawił że płakałem ze śmiechu. Co smakowitsze kąski poniżej :
15b. Allen Iverson
I remain an Iverson fan. He’s my No. 1 choice for a magazine feature. I thought he got a raw deal in Detroit. I think Charlotte made a mistake not pursuing him this summer. But for the league’s most depressing franchise to sign Iverson in his „I need to prove I’m not done!” season, then expect him to successfully share the ball with O.J. Mayo and Zach Randolph for 82 games … I mean, you have a better chance of seeing the state of Utah allow gay marriage.
8. Shaquille O’Neal
Red flag No. 1: He’s 835 pounds. (…) Red flag No. 6: He’s so fat that it’s like looking at one of those TVs where the HD is screwed up so it makes everyone seem wider. (…) Red flag No. 9: He’s so fat that it’s possible Delonte West was packing three guns because he got confused and thought Shaq wanted to eat him. (To be fair, Shaq doesn’t look THAT fat. He just looks a little, um, heavy. Maybe it’s the uniform that makes him look doughy for some reason. I just know that, when I saw the cover of Sports Illustrated this week, I couldn’t figure out why Aretha Franklin shaved her head. Then I realized it was Shaq.)
*FTW (ang. For The Win)