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Great long form piece on SB Nation on an ex-Harlem Globtrotter

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Scoop returns, Dec 25, 2012.

  1. Scoop returns

    Scoop returns Member

    Justice Hill does an incredible job and makes us care about a former Globetrotter most of us have never heard of. Can see this eventually becoming a movie.

    http://www.sbnation.com/longform/2012/12/19/3778220/saving-his-own-soul-first-the-redemption-of-a-globetrotter
     
    Scoop returns, Dec 25, 2012
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  2. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Thanks for the read Scoop, will give it a read later. Justice did a couple of pieces for me at FanHouse that were really, really good.
     
    Moderator1, Dec 26, 2012
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  3. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Initial reaction- Wagner is a scumbag who played a huge role in wreaking many lives in the city of Detroit. Would he have found redemption if he had never gotten caught?
     
    Boom_70, Dec 26, 2012
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  4. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    JB Hill is a pro's pro. Had the pleasure of reading it a few days ago. A must read.
     
    Drip, Dec 26, 2012
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  5. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Very good piece, but not the most sympathetic of people to write about. Guy had a college scholarship and blew it, got to travel the world as an athlete and couldn't keep a job after he had to retire. Becomes a major drug dealer, blows the money he earns from that illegal enterprise on shoes and jewelry, and only after a lot of years does he finally reform himself. That is, until we find out he gets himself arrested a few months from now.
     
    Baron Scicluna, Dec 26, 2012
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