Raptors Players Getting Used To The Good Life
There’s a reason youngsters spend hours outside, chucking free throws and practicing their jump shots, counting down “3-2-1″ in their heads before launching a desperation shot. It’s not for the glory, or for the love of the game, or even the massive amount of ladies associated with such a career. It’s for the perks, and they are legion. But as this story by the TORONTO STAR attests, no matter how much bling a player receives, they’ll always remember how horrible their lives used to be.
(Roko Ukic still can’t get over the size of his suite)
The report, previewing tonight’s Raptors-Lakers tilt, is kind of hilarious in a “Crocodile Dundee 2″ kind of way. It tells the story of these hick backwoods Raptors players coming into the Los Angeles metropolis and becoming amazing by this high-fallutin’ city life, what with these auto-mobiles moving around and the electricities.
