Boo Chris Bosh: it’s the right thing to do
Posted by Simon in Sports, Toronto on 16. Feb, 2011 | 5 Comments
People who watch a lot of NBA basketball tend to suffer from a sort of myopia. There is an unwritten code to the game, a subculture within the NBA and an implicit understanding that these players are also performers — that this sport is more a business than anything else. Understanding these nuances is, what [...]
Jeremy Lin: The Great Reticent Hope
Posted by Simon in Pop Culture, Race, Sports on 30. Jan, 2010 | 5 Comments
The Legend of Jeremy Lin continues to grow. A second ESPN article popped up last week while the Harvard senior got a shout-out on Deadspin today, surely sending all new scores of basketball fans scurrying to YouTube. This is not a story about basketball though. Whether he likes it or not (and the answer seems to [...]
