“How many do you think I’ll score?”, was the text message I sent to my next 1-on-1 opponent. “Maybe about 5 or 6,” was Garfield Blair’s response. What started as a slight smile across my face grew into a full out laugh as I read his message. I wasn’t laughing at what Blair, the 6 … Read more
With two of the “healthiest” soft tacos on my tray that Taco Bell could put together, I grabbed my drink and slid into a one of the many loudly colored booths that make up the in house eating area. It had been years since I had taken a seat in the most famous fast food … Read more
Later this evening I will jump in the car and accompany my wife to Miami, Florida, where she will audition for “The X Factor”, the new Simon Cowell television creation that is set to debut this fall. My wife sings, for fun. The first time I heard her sing, I had just finished throwing down … Read more
I thought it might take another 3-4 weeks, but it won’t. I’M BACK! Wednesday morning, exactly 8 weeks following the injury that has kept me from doing any activity, I made my comeback with a 1-on-1 rematch against Virginia Tech signee and one of ESPN’s Top 100 players, Robert Brown (see our first match-up here). Keep … Read more
I’m watching my 23 month old niece all day this Friday by myself and honestly, I’m a bit nervous. I love spending time with Ava, but other than a couple of hours when she was much younger, I haven’t been left alone with her. Even that time, I checked and made sure my neighbor (she … Read more
Dear MJ:
When you came into the league (NBA) in 1984 I was seven years old. My big focus was getting to know my new classmates and learning how to read small books with a few words in a big font on each page. You went on to win Rookie of the Year with a stat line of 28.2ppg, 6.5rpg, 5.9apg, and 2.4spg. I had a knack for being able to spell and led my class in gold stars.
So the highly anticipated, much talked about, iPad 2 was announced yesterday! For a couple of months I’ve been saying, when the new iPad comes out I will get one and join the millions that kiss their Apple technology goodnight before they lay their head down and drift off to sleep. I’m pretty much already … Read more
The goal, as you know, is for me to get a game of 1-on-1 vs. Michael Jordan. I know, I know, not a whole lot of hooping going on here lately at mevsMJ.com. That’s what happens when I get injured and the doc says be patient Kenny! That doesn’t mean I haven’t been working diligently … Read more
He’s NBA quick! In a conceding tone, that’s how a buddy of mine described my brother’s quickness on the basketball court to his nephew. He told me so at a recent lunch we had together. He had wanted to play two on two, since his relative was in town, but wanted to make sure his … Read more
In the aftermath of all that was wrong with me (see injury), something special happened. On January 13th, I sent the following tweet to Michael Jordan’s two sons, Jeff and Marcus, and a few other notable people: Will you help my dream, by RT about my blog mevsMJ.com? My goal is to play Michael Jordan … Read more
I used to buy bags of socks. You know, buy one bag, get one half off or even free. The 20 pairs of socks for $10 deal. Regular socks. In my “sock drawer” I have ten or so pair of black and even more white. Some of the white ones are solid and … Read more
After a more than 12 year hiatus from joining any gym, this past Saturday I signed up and am now an official member of one of five new Orlando Magic Recreation Centers throughout Orange County, Florida. The Orlando Magic, as part of the new arena development, donated the funds which were used to build the … Read more
I know the feeling a woman has when a new bag comes out. I know the feeling when she walks in the department store “just to look” and must have that dress. I know the feeling a man has when that new car he’s been reading about for months comes out. I know the … Read more
2010 began like most years for me. Dick Clark did the countdown, the ball dropped, fireworks went off, and the calendar changed. Truthfully, I’ve never been much into new year’s resolutions because they don’t typically work.