Austin - NBA Bowling (R)

As the title reads, this blog was originally going to be about an NBA bowling tournament, because Mr. Currin told me that he watched an event involving NBA players bowling yesterday, however I think that he was mistaken. I truly do believe that he watched an NBA bowling event, but I am pretty sure that the event that he watched was actually a re-run from last year's tournament, involving members of the Los Angeles Clippers. Blake Griffin beat Chris Paul in the finals of this event. After conducting my research for this happening, I was unable to find any information regarding a bowling event that took place yesterday, so I believe that RC watched a re-run from February 3rd, 2013. Anyways, this is where things got interesting. I while trying to find a video of this on You Tube I stumbled upon a video of Blake Griffin's high school days. It was a highlight reel of a game against a team led by Derrick Rose and Eric Gordon. It's so weird watching NBA players from when they were my age. They look so young it's just so funny. Blake Griffin was huge in high school. He was one of those big guys who thought they could do it all, but he was a really bad dribbler. Like awful. But as expected, he was pretty dominant in the low post. This video led me to find other videos from NBA guys in high school, such as the classic matchup between St. Vincent St. Mary's and Oak Hill. This was the LeBron James- Carmelo Anthony match up, which we saw a little bit of in the “It’s more than a game” documentary about LeBron James’ high school career. Interestingly enough, Brandon Jennings went to Oak Hill academy as well.  I also found a video about Chris Paul that made me recall a story that I once heard about him. Chris Paul had a relationship that I can relate to; he was very close with his grandfather while growing up. He had the kind of grandfather who attended all of Chris Paul’s sporting events, and he was his number 1 fan. In 2002, Chris was the class president and starting point guard at West Forsyth High School, in North Carolina. Chris Paul Signed with Wake Forrest College in November 14, 2002, rather than pick a hat off of the table, Chris took his grandfather’s hat off of his head, and he put it on, to decide his choice. The next day, November 15, Chris’s grandfather was found dead in his home at age 61. On November 16, Chris Paul had his next basketball game. With help from an insane 24 point 2^nd quarter alone, Chris had 59 solo points with 2 minutes remaining in the 4^th quarter. Paul drove to the basket, and was fouled hard in the act of scoring, resulting in a possible 3 point play. At this point, Paul was just 5 points away from the state record for points in a game. However, Chris had 61. And his grandfather died when he was 61 years old. So Chris lay on the ground for a few moments following the foul. He then got up and walked to the free throw line. The ref tossed Chris the ball, and Chris threw the ball right back to the ref, counting as his attempt. Chris was then subbed out of the game, and he walked to the bench, while receiving a standing ovation from his home town crowd. When he got to the bench, his father met him on the floor, and Chris collapsed into his father’s arms.