With all of the media outlets seemingly forgetting any sport besides golf this weekend, I found myself breathing a sigh of relief when I came across this interest piece about New York Knicks center Chris Copeland.
Copeland, a two-year starter at the University of Colorado, failed to reel in a draft spot in the 2006 NBA draft, eventually leading him to pursue a career across the pond. Throughout his time in European leagues, the modest Virginia native made a name for himself as a straight up worker. This drew the attention of a few teams in the NBA, eventually landing him a starting spot on the injury-stricken, yet widely successful, New York Knicks.
The article, which can be found on the sbnation blog here, focuses on the experiences of Copeland over his basketball career and opens your eyes to the true beauty and opportunities of sport.
“Even at 6’8 it was sometimes easy to forget Copeland played professional basketball. He’s friendly and unassuming, and his round, vibrant face and long lanky arms covered in a layer of baby fat often made him seem younger than he was. When I knew him, there was nothing in his game, at least visibly, to suggest he could ever, even in the most outlandish of clichéd fairy-tale stories, end up playing for the New York Knicks. Yet here he was, a 29-year-old NBA rookie coming off a 22-point master-class performance four nights earlier against New Orleans and in the starting line-up against the Pistons in London.”
So if you find yourself getting sick of hearing about Tiger’s chances or if Jason Day will implode in his final round on Sunday, head over to Flinder Boyd’s article on the Knicks star.
And for those of you who just can’t get enough golf, I’ve got you covered:
Check out this article about what seems to be the only inexpensive thing about Augusta National–the food.
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