Blue Devil Nation had something to fee happy about today when Jabari Parker of Chicago’s Simeon H.S., widely considered the No. 1 recruit in the nation, committed to Duke for next season.
Tweet of the Day: Jeremy Lin
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We should all be grateful we are alive today. I say that to myself every time I hear of an unexpected death or tragedy, and that was certainly the case today when the Rockets announced that coach Kevin McHale’s daughter, Sasha McHale, passed away from Lupus at the tender age of 23.
Tweet of the Day: James Harden
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I would love to Thank Oklahoma City for 3 amazing years! Teammates and Fans were thee best. The love will always be there. Thanks Again.
— James Harden (@JHarden13) October 28, 2012
This tweet pretty much speaks for itself, but something Harden might want to ask himself over the ensuing five years: Was it worth it for the extra $6 million? After coming soooo close to a championship, was it worth it to take a half-decade step back for an extra $1.2 million a year?
That was one of the 10 Questions that Jan Hubbard was wondering aloud in this featured column from the site today. Check it out.
Tweet of the Day: Bruce Bowen
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Continuing with the ongoing theme of the week for the NBA, our Twitter feed takes us back to China. Former San Antonio Spurs small forward, now NBA analyst for ESPN, Bruce Bowen succinctly expressed the excitement that Chinese basketball fans have for the game. He sent out this tweet from Shanghai at the Miami Heat’s open practice:
To say that the Heat received a warm welcome would be an understatement. The Mercedes-Benz Arena, site of Sunday’s exhibition game against the Los Angeles Clippers, was packed, as can be seen in this NBA.com video.
The NBA has been making a huge push in recent years to broaden the global reach of the game. Exhibition games are merely the tipping point. News broke earlier this weekend in the New York Times—recently confirmed by NBA.com—that along with a Chinese partner, the NBA will open a 120,000 square-foot basketball center near Beijing.
David Barboza, of the NY Times, wrote:
The N.B.A. Center — a basketball extravaganza that will include a gym and an N.B.A.-themed cafe, a restaurant and a store as well as an interactive gaming area and a children’s zone — will be placed at the center of a $1.5 billion, 800-hectare, or 2,000-acre, property development being built by a Chinese company.
Perhaps, the NBA Center will be equally as overwhelming as the malls in China. As Jamal Crawford of the LA Clippers discovered for himself.
With a basketball center in the works and American NBA athletes signing lucrative endorsement contracts with Chinese athletic apparel companies, is it only a matter of time before we see an expansion team in the Far East? David Stern would say no — too far.
Perhaps, as Bowen suggests, China is ready. Only time will tell.
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Michael Brumagin is the “Tweet of the Day” columnist for Sheridan Hoops and a sports column Contributor for Bleacher Report. Follow him on Twitter and read more of his writing on B/R:
Tweet of the Day: Josh Harrellson
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Twitter is a powerful tool, and sometimes it is a way to help you make up your mind.
When you have over 50,000 Twitter followers, as Josh Harrellson does, you can let them help you decide the answers to the life-altering questions of each day — such as, should I shave?
Should I shave or keep the beardinstagr.am/p/QabH5OqJBj/
— Josh Harrellson (@BigJorts55) October 5, 2012
Less than an hour later, Jorts tweeted this:
My face feels much betterinstagr.am/p/QaegCXqJET/
— Josh Harrellson (@BigJorts55) October 5, 2012
