By Michael Diamond-Hunter We are now in (what I consider to be weather-wise) winter here in the UK. While it’s been cold, my family back in California told me that it was definitely warm for Thanksgiving (they tried to tell me in a way that wouldn’t make me jealous). To be honest, I’m actually perfectly good with cold weather, as
By Asha Pearl Sparrock Pumpkin spice lattes are taking a back seat until next year while gingerbread macchiatos begin to creep into our coffee shops. Comfy sweaters are a little less comfy when you need 3 layers to stay warm. “The most wonderful time of the year” is a little less wonderful when work doesn’t seem to let up and
By Kevin Sparrock My workouts changed when I was in the WNBA Wubble. The Wubble was the WNBA’s bubble system developed to have a basketball season during the pandemic. It was located in Bradenton, Florida, at the IMG Academy. In the Wubble, The entire referee staff was quarantined ten days in a hotel room and could only leave twice a
An interview with Richard Wright: Division 1 Basketball referee “The Cage” is a historic non-regulation sized basketball court located in the heart of Greenwich Village, New York City. It’s beyond small, and the court is fenced in on all sides, and in some places, the sideline spared a slim three-foot distance from the chain-link base. The Cage housed the West 4th
Standing on the court will leave an everlasting impression on my heart. The weight was heavy. It was at that moment that I knew, this was meant to be. I was supposed to experience this.That musty sweaty locker room smell of basketball was absent. We are in a warehouse space that is converted into two basketball courts.The walls of the
Quarantine felt like three prison phases. I named the first phase “iso” for isolation. We had to stay in a hotel room off the main IMG Academy campus. When you arrived you where isolated to your room for four nights. During those four nights you could only leave for COVID19 testing. If you left your room you would have to
