2005-06 Mad Dog Diary Week 17

I’m not sure how many of your watched our recent home game against the Denver Nuggets, but it was a thriller. Sometimes I wish the fans could have a microphone implanted in our huddle, so that you can hear the emotion and involvement from all of the players. At a point very late in the … Read more

2005-06 Mad Dog Diary Week 6

Lakers, Scramento, Staples Center, Los Angeles, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Special Assistant Coach, NBA

Currently we’re on a four-game road trip and we just beat Sacramento, after defeating my old team the Lakers on Friday night. When we pulled up to Staples Center in Los Angeles, the team bus was directed down into “The Tunnel”, which is another word for the ultra-private, underground parking garage. Yes, in keeping with … Read more

2005-06 Mad Dog Diary Week 4

Emails, Kristin k., Marko Jaric, Michael Olowokandi, Kevin Garnett

Every month I will answer a few emails that I receive so here is our monthly installment. “What are the off-the-court personalities like of your teammates?” Thanks! Kristin K. U. of Minnesota Kristin, I’m glad you asked me about my teammates. Let me first speak about two Europeans and then two players who go by … Read more

Mad Dog Diary #3

My 29th Birthday, Injury, Ndudi Ebi, NBA, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Utah, Kevin McHale, Sacramento

Sometimes if the team makes a one-day trip, the players on the Injured List stay at home. So right now, I’m at my house recovering from our practice while the rest of the team is on a flight to Milwaukee. Even though I don’t practice in the conventional sense, they still work me very hard. … Read more