2012 NBA Season
Prior to joining the Spurs this season, Patty Mills worked hard to recover from a hamstring injury he suffered while playing in China. Here’s a look at some of the work her put in with ASTI training before he joined the Spurs.
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Here’s a look at the 9th episode from Nate Robinson’s hit web series, “State of Nate”:
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Matt Barnes lifted his practice jersey to show the tattoo he has of his mother, Ann, across his abdomen.
It’s actually something the Lakers forward refers to as “a mural” – her image, with wings of an angel attached. He had it put there two years ago.
“This keeps her around,” he said.
Four years ago this November,Barnes started a foundation and website called Athletes vs. Cancer (www.athletesvscancer.org). That coincided with the anniversary of the Nov. 27, 2007, passing of Ann Barnes just five days after Thanksgiving and 26 days after she was diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer.
Mother’s Day doesn’t get any easier for the former UCLA star living in Redondo Beach. But knowing he’s done more to help others get checked early for cancer and perhaps prevent the kind of pain the 32-year-old oncewent through can make himfeel as if he’s doing something productive for hismom’s memory.
Barnes discussed this special day and his foundation after a recent Lakers practice:
QUESTION: What has Mother’s Day meant to you over the last couple of years?
ANSWER: You never want to say you take your mom for granted because you think she’ll always be there. That’s just the kind of sense you have. I think the day means more now. She was my best friend, someone who I could confide in, who had the answers. She was always everybody’s mom when I was growing up. The whole neighborhood it seemed relied on her as a mother figure. Mother’s Day now is a lot more special to me than maybe it used to be.
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Check out this video from Game Entertainment documenting DeMar DeRozan’s 3rd NBA Season.
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Warriors fans have come to know Nate Robinson as the fun-loving backup point guard who waves three fingers at a specific section of Oracle Arena after three-pointers, has a unique handshake for each teammate and dances at a moment’s notice.
Warriors head coach Mark Jackson has come to know a different Robinson, one who speaks about his children before himself, has a strong faith in something more powerful than himself and is trying to learn to play in a way that doesn’t bring attention to himself.
Somewhere between those two extremes is the real Nate Robinson. It’s someone we won’t know completely, but one who has been detailed in his journal every game day since he was traded from New York to Boston in 2010.
“It’s personal,” Robinson said. “It’s something I’ll keep for myself, thoughts that I don’t want to share with other people. It’s a reflection of what’s going on in my life and what I’m thinking.”
It’s unique enough to see an NBA player turn his back to the middle of the locker room and furiously write in a diary. It’s even more eye-catching that it’s Robinson, a player once described by a former coach as having “ADHD that has ADHD ” – referring to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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