Reigned Out

The increasingly sad and bizarre Shawn Kemp story continues in this column by the P.I.'s Robert L. Jamieson:

The big city sports star was lost in a constellation of booze, clinging to a fraying string of fame.

"Don't you know who I am?" he asked a woman who happened to sit next to him in a Belltown bar a few months ago.

The pretty woman shook her head.

"I'm the Reign Man," the gentleman boomed, a bucket hat slung low over his head like an uneasy crown.

"The weather man?" replied the woman. She thought the guy was a meteorologist or something.

Read the rest here.

I am so depressed. If this keeps up, we're going to be talking about how levelheaded Danny Fortson is!

In related news, it turns out Kemp got busted about a mile away from my house. I can't believe he was in my neighborhood and didn't even stop by - how rude!

Dare We Ask?

This is going to sound crazy coming from a Sonic blog, but I'm going to say it nonetheless.

I hope the Sonics lose tonight.

I know, it's blasphemy, but of the following three teams, who would you rather play in the 1st round: Houston (Yao! T-Mac!), Denver (17-2 since the break), or Sac.?

That's what I thought. And, with Denver and Houston both within 2 games of the Kings and only a week to go, maybe the Sonics ought to give Sacramento a helping hand toward locking down that #6 slot.

So, if Mac-10 is reading this, don't worry about Rashard missing the game, give Ray some rest, and how 'bout taking a look at that Swift kid?

Breaking News: Reign Man Reigned In

"Turn to the right..."

Story forwarded to me by alert reader, B. Soto. Thanks, B!

Not an April Fool's joke. Unfortunately.