Queen B
Long-time Rocket owner Leslie Alexander placed his team on the market. Although no potential buyers have stepped forward I posed the question of potential celebrity buyers in the July 20 edition of Words eye view. One of the names I mentioned was entertainer Beyonce. On August 1 USA Today indicated Queen B might be a potential investor in the franchise.
The story pointed out NBA rules has changed since her husband held a minority interest in the Nets. A minority purchase in the Rockets must invest $2 million dollars for a stake. Beyonce and husband Jay-Z are worth billions so the amount required to purchase a share of the Rockets is “pocket-change” for this power couple. I’ve stated several times previously the For Sale sign placed in front of NBA teams causes a stampede of potential owners.
Life after the Porters’
Its likely Michael and Jontay Porter will not stick around very long. Mizzou Nation must prepare for life after the brothers leave. This effort is already underway and another piece was added with the addition K. J. Santos. Allow me to state up from I had no idea who K.J. Santos was prior to Monday evening about 9:45 p.m. Central Time.
Haven’t seen him on the court so I have no idea if he’s got game. This I do know Santos announced in a tweet he was committing to Mizzou. Santos began his college at University of Illinois-Chicago. He spent his freshman year at UIC and transferred to Tallahassee Florida Community College. Santos a 6-8 200 pound forward will arrive with the Class of 2018 prospects. At this point Santos will have two or three years of eligibility remaining once he begans play at Mizzou.
The best college team in the State of Kansas is……
Wichita State, surprise surprise you thought I was going to say the Kansas Jayhawks. Question which team had the superior record in 2016-17 Kansas or Wichita State? If you said Kansas won more games than Wichita State you get an F on your report card BOTH finished with identical 31-5 records. If you said which school received the most publicity outside of the respective schools and you said Kansas you get an A. Kansas receives large amounts of free publicity throughout the nation and world. Few outside of Kansas and Missouri have little idea where Wichita is located.
As for the Kansas City Metro it’s a distance issue. I’ve mentioned this previously but in case you forgot Lawrence Kansas home of the Jayhawks is 43 minutes and 40 miles from my house and I live on the Missouri side. Wichita and the school are located almost 200 miles and 3 hours away from my drive-way. What does the future hold in 2017-18 you ask? Wichita State will begin play in the in the American Athletic Conference for the first time leaving the Missouri Valley. At seasons end it’s likely the college team with the best record in Kansas will no be in Lawrence.
A dual athlete
I don’t remember when I wrote the story; I attempted to cover athletes who played another sport on a pro level plus high level basketball. I missed discussing the late Otto Graham a legendary quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. Graham played in the NFL from 1946 through the 1955 season for Cleveland. I discovered he attended Northwestern University on a basketball scholarship; the Pro and College Football Hall of Fame legend playing basketball.
Truth is I discovered Graham didn’t begin playing football until his sophomore year of college. How good was he at basketball, good enough to be named an All-American first team player? As for the football it’s not shocking to discover he’s in the Pro and College Hall of Fame with the honors he received during a brilliant career. Graham joined the Rochester Royals (Kings Franchise) in 1946 and played that year in the National Basketball League the predecessor to the NBA.
