Charles Oakley was interviewed by The Star recently and, as he is apt to do, Oak dropped a few interesting nuggets. Never at a shortage of words, Oakley waxed about his career, the FBI NBA gambling probe, and books. Here’s the highlights from the article with my thoughts in italics:
On his life currently: “I’m doing the rock star life right now…Travelling, chilling, hangin’ out.” Not a bad way to live life man…oh to have the life of an ex NBA player for just one day…ok maybe a week…maybe a month.
On a possible comeback: “I’m not coming back cheap.” “If you read this article and you think you can get me cheap, there’s another thought coming.” Who wouldn’t want to pay top dollar for a 43 year old bruiser who hasn’t played in 3 years? ERNIE GRUNFELD GET ON THE PHONE QUICK! I think the old man should just stick to washing cars
On Ton Donaghy: “If the guy was fixing games, he was wrong. If players are getting money to win games, lose games, they’re wrong.” Way to take a bold stance on this one Oak.
On Coaching in the NBA: “There’s a lot of less talent for smarts in the game, but a lot of talent for athletic ability.” Wha??
On his upcoming book: “I’m not pulling any punches, true stories. It ain’t one of those Charles Barkley fake books, it’s a Charles Oakley book, it’s not an O.J. book, it’s an Oakley book.” This sounds more like a Jose Canseco book to me and I will of course be reading it. Let me stick it on my Amazon shopping cart right now!
Good article, a little odd in that it says that Oakley is 6’3 when he’s clearly 6’9, but it does provide a great chance to show off some of the better Oakley quotables from the past:
“If it ain’t broke, don’t break it.” “[Entourages] are like contracts. Everybody’s got one. Some are just bigger than others.” “It was like the police trying to stop a shootout: You gotta have your gun out. Don’t go out there with your hands down.” “Nowadays, these young guys, anytime you say something, you’re picking on them. Back in the day, half of these guys wouldn’t get in the league…The league is just like daycare.” “Oh well, that’s basketball. It used to be basketball. I don’t know what it is now.”
The weekend’s gonna be YouTube heavy so just deal with it.
Check this video from Presspass featuring the fashion stylings of Clinton Portis, Santana Moss and Willis McGahee. Spanky Janky’s style puts everyone else to shame.
Note “stylist” Sadia Morrison assisting Portis. It’s not our job at the Deuce to be fashion gurus but what the hell is up with that hair? It looks like she found an old lion mane in a dumpster behind the Bronx Zoo and decided to rock it after giving it a perm. No snaps up for her.
It gets better. It turns out Morrison’s a certifiable disaster like Al-Anbar. Apparently, she doesn’t like it when people make it rain with other people’s money.
Police [recommended] that … [25]-year-old Sadia Morrison, face similar charges in connection with the fight … Morrison, a New York resident, should be charged with one felony count of coercion in addition to the felony battery with a deadly weapon charge she was already facing, police said. Police booked Morrison into the Clark County jail on the day of the shooting for the felony battery charge.
Spanky better kick her out of his house right quick before she sees where he keeps the Eastern Motors chains.
If she tells you to wear Nadal-style mapris and Air Jesus sandals, you better do it. If you don’t take her fashion advice, you might get dealt with Remy Ma style.
Update: It looks like the Bog and Fanhouse already did posts on this video and the connection between Morrison and Pacman in June.
Woof woof muthafuckas. It was nice knowing you, Ookie. Michael Vick’s co-defendant Tony Taylor decided to flip and accept a plea offer from prosecutors. Of course, this means he has agreed to spill everything he knows about the dog-fighting operation which will include Vick’s involvement.
Prosecutors claim Taylor, 34, found the Surry County property purchased by Vick and used it as the site of “Bad Newz Kennels,” a dogfighting enterprise. The Hampton man also allegedly helped purchase pit bulls and killed at least two dogs that fared poorly in test fights.
Ron better hope that his herp-herp keeps his fellow prisoners off that ass. Hope he’s still working out cause he’s going to need those evasive skills if he drops the soap.
Apparently Boston Celtics guard Allen Ray didn’t have game. We assume the Celtics released Ray to make way for guard Ray Allen. Ray’s father Jake was unavailable for comment as he was being returned to prison to finish his prison sentence.
Charles Oakley was interviewed by The Star recently and, as he is apt to do, Oak dropped a few interesting nuggets. Never at a shortage of words, Oakley waxed about his career, the FBI NBA gambling probe, and books. Here’s the highlights from the article with my thoughts in italics:
On a possible comeback:
