RCS
The 2010 Duke basketball team relied on its defense -- especially during team meals.
That's when Brian Zoubek, the 7-1, 260-pounder, would eye his teammates' desserts and aggressively covet another helping. If you were sitting next to him, you only had one option.
"Protect your own dessert with your life," former Duke guard Jon Scheyer said. "He had the biggest sweet tooth."
Zoubek decided to fill his craving after a back injury suffered during Nets training camp in the fall of 2010 effectively ended the center's basketball career.
He became the world's tallest pastry shop owner.
The harshest lesson for a do-gooder to accept is that the very people he/she assists are the very people most likely to harm the do-gooder. It’s my suspicion that Bernie Fine, the former Syracuse basketball assistant, spent... more »
VALPARAISO, Ind. — It was 5 a.m., and the question occurred: Why was a sophomore in a Santa Claus outfit tailgating in the parking lot outside the basketball arena? ``Why not?'' Joey Basio asked. OK, he had me there.... more »
This fall the Lakers began training camp soaring like the smartest and coolest organization in the NBA. Five regular-season games later, they have collapsed into a puddle of utter and senseless panic. They have fired... more »
I live on the corner of Broadway and Worth Street in lower Manhattan. Because of Hurricane Sandy, I haven’t had water, electricity, Internet or cell-phone reception since Monday afternoon. To leave my apartment, I... more »
Email
Print
Share