Two things of late have buoyed my soul amidst the rabble of our election and the disgraceful Joe Mixon situation in Oklahoma.
The first was reading a lovely book entitled Writings on the Wall by Kareem Abdul Jabbar. If you watch either MSNBC or Fox and find yourself completely depressed about the current state of America–turn off your flat screen, buy this book, and enjoy the read. It might give you some hope moving forward. It did for me.
The second thing which made me feel better was watching this ceremony honoring Tim Duncan. This is what sport is supposed to be about at the end of the day. It’s why we follow teams and admire certain players for what they are on and off the court. Not sure who the next Duncan will be, or even if there will be one, but Tim Duncan is the standard every NBA player should aspire to become.