I hate the tattoo culture, too. I don’t understand it, but many people under roughly 40 are now covered in tattoos and have things shoved in their noses and through their ear lobes. But that’s not about basketball, that’s post-Christian pagan America.
I’m from Hoops City, Memphis, Tennessee. Basketball is a year-round part of the conversation here. It’s a huge deal on every level and lots of fun. I have season tickets for the Memphis Tigers as well as the Memphis Grizzlies. I used to also have Tennessee Titans ticket but gave them up in part because I wasn’t enjoying it. I still enjoy football, but I prefer the college game to the NFL.
By the way, baseball remains my favorite sport and the St. Louis Cardinals remain my favorite team, but my wife and kids don’t care a thing about baseball. They will occasionally humor me and go to Busch Stadium in St. Louis, but I have to bribe them with trips to Six Flags and whatnot.
I really dislike tattoos, but the second guy did it right. He could put on a long sleeved shirt and work in am office if he were so inclined. The first guy’s post NBA job prospects are more limited.
The Birdman is actually a good guy. He was my neighbor before moving to Miami. He was charitable with a good disposition.
thanks for reading my mind.....my only knock on b-ball is that it brings the image of thuggery up close and personal and certain less desirable societal element seem to thrive on that....as and when some kid shoots another for a pair of Gretzky ice skates I could stand corrected