Every single person that I’ve known to go abroad to some European hillside bourgeoisie town wants to make their gallant return back as soon as possible. Their experiences were so undeniably unbelievable that dreaming about their time there only startles them awake at night.
NBA players aren’t this way.
Many of them want to sign these huge, million dollar European contract to go play while the American league is in lockout. They want to continue to earn money, and play basketball.
Brandon Jennings was so happy to come back to the NBA after a year overseas that his hair started growing straight up. Manute Bol came to America and actually shrank a whole inch, because he was going to play in the league. And James Naismith originally wanted to pronounce his game “basketball” [bas-kit-by-YA) like his European counterparts. (ALL are jokes.)
Once the NBA lockout ends (if that be in 2011 or 2012, the latter is more likely) the east coast airports are going to look like a mix ‘Coming to America’ and ‘Snakes on a Plane’.
There will be euphoria by the NBA players.
The talent overseas is widely overrated. The money abroad teams are rumored offering an American superstar is illogical. The European franchises checkbooks may have more hopz than the athletes themselves; expect a bounced check or two.
NBA players will venture across the Atlantic looking for games. But when, and if, the NBA lockout is lifted these players will be hurrying back home.
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