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Deadspin: D.C. High school basketball star is 21 years old

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Norrin Radd, Jan 22, 2013.

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  1. Norrin Radd

    Norrin Radd New Member

    http://deadspin.com/5976955/dcs-newest-high-school-basketball-star-will-turn-21-this-year-according-to-fiba?utm_source=deadspin.com&utm_medium=recirculation&utm_campaign=recirculation

    I don't get why they didn't get a quote from the kid.

    Shoddy reporting. Typical Deadspin.
     
    Norrin Radd, Jan 22, 2013
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  2. Small Town Guy

    Small Town Guy Well-Known Member

    He's actually 20. Turns 21 in June. Not that it changes the story.
     
    Small Town Guy, Jan 22, 2013
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  3. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    He's a junior, too.
     
    heyabbott, Jan 22, 2013
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  4. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    Nice to see DeMatha harrumphing about questionable recruiting.
     
    Starman, Jan 22, 2013
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  5. Charlie Brown

    Charlie Brown Member

    His name is Junior. I read the story and don't see a reference to him being a junior.
     
    Charlie Brown, Jan 22, 2013
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  6. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    my error, I read it too quickly, the J in Junior was cap.
     
    heyabbott, Jan 22, 2013
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  7. Flying Headbutt

    Flying Headbutt Moderator Staff Member

    A friend of mine coaches another school in another sport in that same league, but is friends with his school's basketball coach. It's not breaking news to anyone else in the league. More like a joke. Some schools, in some sports, are as bad as college coaches.
     
    Flying Headbutt, Jan 22, 2013
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  8. Charlie Brown

    Charlie Brown Member

    Kind of like saying a kid is 21 when he's really 20.
     
    Charlie Brown, Jan 22, 2013
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  9. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Deadspin is also reporting he may have dated Lennay Kekua.
     
    Armchair_QB, Jan 22, 2013
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  10. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Have to note the byline on that story -- Dave McKenna, whose Dan Snyder A-to-Z story caused all that trouble (and the lawsuit) and remains the most awesome and hilarious expose in all of sports journalism.

    Good to see he still has the giddy-up.
     
    LongTimeListener, Jan 23, 2013
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  11. Tarheel316

    Tarheel316 Well-Known Member

    Ha. That didn't take long.
     
    Tarheel316, Jan 23, 2013
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  12. JackReacher

    JackReacher Well-Known Member

    He had an excellent piece on Grantland last week as well.
     
    JackReacher, Jan 23, 2013
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