It seems like yesterday Chris was drafted by the New Orleans Hornets around the time Hurricane Katrina struck and thus caused Oklahoma City to somehow land an NBA team.
Chris’s older brother in fact did act as his little brother’s agent and almost leased the house across the street from us here at the gated Deer Springs mental institution which I will not refer to my name so as to not affect real estate values.
It is a lovely house. I think they call it French Colonial or something as far as the style.
The young couple across the street were going through a bizarre divorce. She was a very nice-looking woman and as the marriage got progressively worse… she would start up their John Deere tractor wearing a scant negligee and mow their acreage at about three in the morning.
I never knew watching a neighbor mowing could be such a sensual experience. I started playing Ravel’s Bolero every time the mowing began. I almost made a video of it to send to a couple of my friends, but my wife gave me a look which pretty much suggested that wouldn’t be a wise move on my part. That same look she gave when I caught the lawn divan on fire smoking a pricey cigar. My video would have gone viral…no doubt.
Who mows like this in a populated neighborhood?
Who could make this up? Only in an Edmond, Oklahoma zip code could this shit happen. These wild and crazy Donalt Trump Christian evangelicals. Bless their hearts.
So after the couple vacated the house…CJ came on Chris Paul’s behalf and almost rented it. But in the end, they decided to move into another home in Edmond.
That’s my Chris Paul story.
So here are my NBA mid-season nominations with twenty-five games left in the regular season.
NBA Man of the Year Monty Williams
NBA Coach of the Year East…Billy Donovan, West…Taylor Jenkins
Player of the Year East… Joel Embiid, West…Chris Paul
Rookie of the Year East… Evan Mobley, West… Josh Giddey
Comeback Player of the Year East…Tyler Herro, West…Klay Thompson
Most Improved Player of the Year East…entire Cleveland team, West…Desmond Bane and Jordan Poole
NBA Executives of the Year….Taylor Jenkins and Zach Klieman
Should Be Fired Award…. Rob Pelinka, LA Lakers GM
Beyond Needing an Intervention Citation…. Russell Westbrook
My Most Exciting NBA Player Award….Ja Morant
That’s it from me. I don’t watch any all-star games…period. But I will watch the three-point shooting contest and the dunking contest later tonight.