Welcome to Cunningham’s Court. Grab my hand; I’ll take you back to when I grew up and Dad ruled the court. He might be playing, coaching, owning an NBA franchise, or commentating for CBS, but for me, his greatest achievement was being my Dad. And now that I’m a parent, he’s my muse.
Two weeks ago, everyone couldn’t stop talking about Joel Embiid’s three-pointer for the 76ers–what can you do in .8 seconds? The future seemed limitless. Sunday’s talk was about his injury–could this be the end? I have something to say about the whole thing. Only my head is spinning with two girls graduating (one from middle… Continue reading Why The Possible End of Embiid’s Season With The 76ers Makes Me Sad
It happens to the best of us; I’m sure it’s happened to you. We run out of gas (figuratively or literally, take your pick). After two weekends of shows, I’m so out of gas I missed my muse deadline yesterday. But I’m talking about the real thing today, well, almost. Last Saturday, Alexandra and I… Continue reading Running Out Of Gas–Story #25 of the Top 75 NBA Stories Series
Only if! But it got me thinking, what if we could direct dial the past and listen in on a story. Today’s the day to give it a try. Dad got honored at the Cleveland All-Star Game as one of the top 75 NBA players. And we’ve got at least 75 stories hoarded in the… Continue reading Top 75 NBA Stories–Dialing Up Billy C in 1968
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