My feature, One Dad, Two Sons, and the Night the Driveway Basketball Legend was Born, earned a Notable Mention in the 2015 Best American Sports Writing Anthology (originally featured on ThePostGame.com) The foul line we sprayed on the driveway had faded long ago. The white box on our clear backboard had likewise vanished, but amazingly, […]
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Phil Jackson’s ‘Eleven Rings’ is a Fatherhood Book in Disguise
We all remember the most famous non-Michael Jordan moment of Phil Jackson’s tenure as coach of the Chicago Bulls. It happened during the 1994 NBA Playoffs when Scottie Pippen refused to leave the bench for the final play of Game 3 against the Knicks. It was baffling. With Jordan off playing baseball, Pippen had one […]
These Are The 97 Times I Justifiably Said ‘No’ to My 3-Year-Old on One Saturday
I know it’s a 3-year-old’s nature to be curious about everything and ask a lot of questions. And I know it’s my responsibility as his dad to answer those questions. Lately, I’ve noticed that the sheer number of times I have to answer ‘no’ to his questions over the weekend is astonishing. I’m like a […]