Ever meet an NBA player?

[g-unit80744]

WHo here has ever met a player in the NBA or was in the NBA. I have meet Speedy Claxton when he played for hofstra(he's still my favorite player 2 this day)Latrell Sprewell while he was on the Knicks and Matt Harpring at a Knicks Jazz preseason game 2 years ago.

[ludacris06]

I met the Atlanta Hawks, the Detroit Pistons, and Grant Hill. I still want to meet Vince Carter and Allen Iverson. I got pics that I taken from the Palace if anyone wants me to post them.

[g-unit80744]

I met the Atlanta Hawks, the Detroit Pistons, and Grant Hill. I still want to meet Vince Carter and Allen Iverson. I got pics that I taken from the Palace if anyone wants me to post them.

that would be awsome post em up.

[ut_jazz]

I ran into former jazz player olden polynice on a golf course once. funny thing is that a couple of weeks after that, i heard that he got into a fight with a kid on the same course. :lol:

[MagicFan4Lyfe1]

i saw HERB WILLIAMS in my school. the wackest nba player of all time but still lol

[nkhera1]

WHo here has ever met a player in the NBA or was in the NBA. I have meet Speedy Claxton when he played for hofstra(he's still my favorite player 2 this day)Latrell Sprewell while he was on the Knicks and Matt Harpring at a Knicks Jazz preseason game 2 years ago.
i believe and all but i think 2 years ago Matt Harpring was on the 76ers

[Lakers4life714]

Funny you mention this lol, Stockton was just at my Freshman basketball game. His son plays on Gonzaga Preps team and the funny thing is his son isnt very good hehe

[ludacris06]

I met the Atlanta Hawks, the Detroit Pistons, and Grant Hill. I still want to meet Vince Carter and Allen Iverson. I got pics that I taken from the Palace if anyone wants me to post them.

that would be awsome post em up.


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I have videotape of me and Chauncey Billups, but the file is too large to upload. The Hawks and the Pistons are cool people and they aren't cocky or nothin.

[og15]

I met Antoine Walker, Pirece, McCarty, Delk and the whole Pistons team from last year. We were in the locker room b/c my team had a game at the Palace and they were walking through the hall to go practice before the game while we were going back.

[K Bomber]

Years back when Detroit played the New York Knicks at Copps Colliseum a friend of mine was in a dunk contest prior to the game, so we got to hang out with him on the floor and met a bunch of the Pistons and Knicks

Isaiah Thomas, Joe D, The Microwave, Rodman and Salley in their Rookie years, James Edwards from the Pistons. Ewing and Bill Cartwright from the Knicks

Bill Cartwright was the biggest guy I ever saw up until I met Shaq at the World Basketball Championships in Toronto years later. It's insane to see how big Shaq is in person -- amazing

During that tournament, you could run into players all over the place -- a lot of the US guys didn't give a very good account of themselves in public though. Shawn Kemp stands out as a guy who really acted like a fool

I've met Steve Nash a couple of times, once at the WBC in Toronto and another time around the World University Games in 1993 which was big because Canada almost upset the US in the Gold Medal match, which was almost shades of 1983 all over again

Finally, I've actually played pick up with Mike Smrek, who used to be the back up centre for the Lakers. Even the guys that you think are terrible in the NBA are better than probably the best player you ever played in any level of ball

THose guys are amazing................

[g-unit80744]

WHo here has ever met a player in the NBA or was in the NBA. I have meet Speedy Claxton when he played for hofstra(he's still my favorite player 2 this day)Latrell Sprewell while he was on the Knicks and Matt Harpring at a Knicks Jazz preseason game 2 years ago.
i believe and all but i think 2 years ago Matt Harpring was on the 76ers


I'm pretty sure that Harping was on the Jazz at the time but i might be mixing it up since i only sook his hand then i walked away.

[The_Answer003]

I met Harold Miner and Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf when Miami came to play with the Heat about 12 years ago here in Puerto Rico, also met Kidd, Garnett, and the whole Dream Team 2000, b/c I had a cousin that worked in the hotel when they stayed here in Puerto Rico. But my dream is to meet Michael Jordan and Allen Iverson

[Anonymous]

while working at sam ash music, i met david robinson on the saterday before the sunday all star game in new york... he was a very nice dude, also, i met john sally and he was mackin this fine azz honey... john be ****in' i also met anthony mason while hanging out in a club... he's a little geechy and was trying to talk to all the women, but they all thought he was ugly as chit!

[Anonymous]

while working at sam ash music, i met david robinson on the saterday before the sunday all star game in new york... he was a very nice dude, also, i met john sally and he was mackin this fine azz honey... john be ****in' i also met anthony mason while hanging out in a club... he's a little geechy and was trying to talk to all the women, but they all thought he was ugly as chit!

[Blackwiz]

i never met any b-ball player, but i wanna meet kobe, ai, t-mac and rafer alston....and some others

[The-Answer]

I met AI and Tyrone Hill. I met Allen Houston like 3 times. I also met Mo Pete and Alvin Williams.

[alcstarheel]

Hey K Bomber, no offense, but it's Isiah Thomas. There's no extra "a."

Anyways, when I was very young, I was at the Great Western Forum before a Lakers' game, and Tom Tolbert held me up so I could dunk the basketball. That guy is tall, and he is real cool.

I played a pick up game with Eddy Curry when he was still in High School. He went to Thornwood, in South Holland, and I lived in Calumet City, which is the next city east of South Holland. He was at our Cal. City rec center, and he was hitting threes like it was nothing, which was kind of funny.

I went to all of Thornton High School's basketball games when I was in grade school. I talked to Melvin Ely (Clippers), Antwan Randle El (Steelers - NFL), and Napolean Harris (Raiders - NFL) all the time. I've even talked to Antwan a couple of times after he got to the NFL.

My Dad on the other hand has met so many people, I think it would take a couple of posts to print.

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[emilio8605]

I talked to Shawn Marion a couple of times before some Suns games, he's pretty cool. I got an autograph from him the first time and he actually signed it with the #32 (he's really #31). I came back a couple weeks later and got another one with the right number on it. He lost a bet to then assistant coach Frank Johnson that Frank couldn't hit a three-from two feet out of bounds along the baseline. I've since heard that Frank has won a lot of money from rookies that way.

[SAXMANLA]

i see the lakers almost every year, they train at my old community college before the season almost every other year.

also i met kobe last year at barnes and noble santa monica

[DBUMZ]

I played basketball a couple time with Hakeem and I'm proud to say he slapped my shot a couple of times.

[ANGELFUNK & TMAC]

WELL DONT WANT TO BRAG BUT....

IVE MET AND GOT PHOTOS OF....

VINCE CARTER
JASON KIDD (signed basketball)
ALONZO MOURNING (photo with me and Allan Houston)
ALLAN HOUSTON
TIM HARDAWAY (signed basketball)
GARY PAYTON
KEVIN GARNETT
RAY ALLEN (chilled with for 15 minutes while waiting for his team bus)
COACH LARRY BROWN and RUDY TOMJONAVIC (both let me on the USA olympic team bus to chill with the guys)

I HAVE TAKEN THESE GUYS OUT TO LUNCH.....
(and have photos of all these cats)

BARON DAVIS
J ONEAL
MATRIX
RASHARD LEWIS
MIKE MILLER
DRE MILLER
CALVIN BOOTH
K-MART (who is actually a real cool guy)
WALLY SCZERBIAK (nicest player i met, with ray allen)
SHANE BATTIER
JASON TERRY


YET .....out of all these guys and i must say i have been priveledged as i have never been to the USA......but the only 2 i want to meet are TMAC and AI......

now who DOESNT believe me, cause guess what its all TRUE!!!!!!

[ANGELFUNK & TMAC]

anyone else met an NBA player or two....

[nahhh]

AngelFunk do have any proof... if u do please show me because that is impossible... if u cant get pictures of all of them please show me a pic of u and Vince Carter. Sorry AngelFunk but what u just said is very hard to believe.

The only NBA Players i met was Spud Webb and John Wallace.

John Wallace is an idiot+ he is one of the worst players in the league but i still met him. His autograph was just like 3 curved lines. As soon as i got it i threw it away. He is just a jack ***. He is from Rochester NY where i live and he is friends with so many NBA players but yet he never brings any of them up to rochester. He is friends with Tmac, VC, stephon, allan houston and even shawn marion. There are more but ill stop there.

But i played spud webb one on one and that was funny... i played him after he retired though... but i still met the player with the highest vert ever. Spudd web is one of the nicest guys.

[K Bomber]

AngelFunk do have any proof... if u do please show me because that is impossible... if u cant get pictures of all of them please show me a pic of u and Vince Carter. Sorry AngelFunk but what u just said is very hard to believe.
Actually, that's not impossible at all. If you're in the right business, meeting guys like that could be very common place. My sister used to do work with the NHL Oldtimers and I've met a ton of those guys, at dinners, functions and even just hanging out at her old place in Toronto. It was literally a Who's Who of Hockey history that you could just sit down and shoot the breeze with

Most of the NBA guys that I met were due to the WBC played in Toronto or through exhibition games. Angel is talking about meeting guys through the Olympics and given his occupation, I have no problem believing his claim -- sales is like that
The only NBA Players i met was Spud Webb and John Wallace.

John Wallace is an idiot+ he is one of the worst players in the league but i still met him. His autograph was just like 3 curved lines. As soon as i got it i threw it away. He is just a jack [***]
. He is from Rochester NY where i live and he is friends with so many NBA players but yet he never brings any of them up to rochester. He is friends with Tmac, VC, stephon, allan houston and even shawn marion. There are more but ill stop there
Really, when you think about it, who wants to go to Rochester? Irv Weinstein is about the only noteworthy aspect of Western New York, other than the daily fire in North Tonawanda

But i played spud webb one on one and that was funny... i played him after he retired though... but i still met the player with the highest vert ever. Spudd web is one of the nicest guys.
That's the one that I want a picture of, but FYI, he didn't have the highest verticle ever, although it was up there...........

[alcstarheel]

And how could I forget?

Tim Hardaway's sister lives/lived (I don't know if she's there anymore) in my condominium complex when I was back at home. Tim would come outside when he was there and would run some games with us. He was really fun and a nice guy to everyone.

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[K Bomber]

And how could I forget?

Tim Hardaway's sister lives/lived (I don't know if she's there anymore) in my condominium complex when I was back at home. Tim would come outside when he was there and would run some games with us. He was really fun and a nice guy to everyone.

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I can honestly say that the only pro I've ever met who wasn't decent was Darryl Sittler

That guy was a wiener...........

Especially the hoops guys are really laid back and great guys

[ludacris06]

Does your home team have the tour where you can meet the players and take pictures or whatever? If you do, thats how you can meet most of the NBA stars. If you work at a stadium, I would belive you if you said you met every player in the NBA.

[ANGELFUNK & TMAC]

i DONT HAVE A SCANNER AT WORK SO I WILL DO MY BEST....

BUT TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH I GOT MORE THAN THAT......

i MET THEM AT THE CROWN HOTEL IN MELBOURNE.
THE FIRST TIME WAS THE 2000 OLYMPICS AND CHECK THE ROSTER ALL THOSE GUYS CAME OUT.....

I BUMPED INTO RAY ALLEN AT THE START OF THE DAY IN THE FOYER AS IM A CORPORATE SALES MANAGER FOR OPTUS IT IS EASY WHEN YOUR IN SHIRT AND TIE TO GET INTO THESE PLACES. i WAS FREEKING WHEN I APPROACHED HIM AND ASKED WHAT THE TEAM WAS DOING FOR THE DAY.

THEY HAD PRACTICE SO I WAITED FOR THEM ALL TO MEET THE BUS THAT WAS TAKING THEM TO THE PRACTICE FACILITY. I KNOW THE SECURITY AT CROWN WELL AND THEY SHOWED ME WERE THE BUS WAS PICKING THEM UP. I WAITED IN THE FOYER AND SURE ENOUGH OVER 5 MINUTES THEY CAME DOWN...ONE BY ONE I SAID HI AND GOT SOME PHOTOS...MOST WERE OF JUST THE PLAYERS, NOT WITH ME IN THEM AS I HAD TO TAKE THE PICTURE....BUT THEN WHEN THEY GOT BACK I MET TIMMY HARDS, ZO AND H20....ACCIDENTLY CALLED TIMMY PENNY AND HE FLIPPED THEN HE SIGNED MY BALL AND TOOK A PHOTO OF ME ZO AND HOUSTON......

THEN NEXT WAS THE GOODWILL GAMES IN 2001.....CHECK THE TEAM THERE ALL THERE....

TOOK THE WHOLE TEAM OUT TO LUNCH, GOT JERMAINES GAME TOWEL AND SOCKS......SAT WITH DRE MILLER BEHIND THE BENCH......ANYWAYS I WILL PROVE THIS AS I DONT REALLY SEE WHY I WOULD LIE ABOUT MEETING THESE GUYS TO IMPRESS PEOPLE I DONT KNOW OR WILL EVER MEET.....IM 26 NOT 13....PEACE

AND I CANT WAIT TOO SEE YA FACE SOON NAHHHHH...YA GONNA LOVE IT

[ANGELFUNK & TMAC]

Ohhhh yeh and i have also met Bob Macadoo......

PLAYED one on one against Danny Manning and Dee Brown in 1993....

Now you guys believe that.....cause its all the TRUTH.....

[Brankles]

Didya win? lol



Well that's pretty cool you met all those guys... I'm a lil jealous... hehe...






Holla

[ANGELFUNK & TMAC]

im gonna post my pics on monday.......

ya gonna flip at some of these puppies....

Bdiddy with me getting my BEER spilt everywere.....

[voxstinii]

Met Jonathan Bender, Marcus Camby, and Kerry Kittles during the NBA strike (yes, I'm well aware that Bender wasn't even in the NBA yet during the lock-out, least I don't think that he was). Not at the same time, but Camby and Kittles were on the same day. Kittles was at a high-end shopping mall with his friends.

I actually got to talk to Camby, it was in a footaction. I'm looking at a pair of shell toe adidas, and Camby must have realized that I recognized him. I don't think that anyone else in the mall did, or else he'd have had chicks all over him (chicks round here love ballers). and he walks up and grabs the display pair of shell's off the top shelf...had to have been about 9 feet in the air, up around the TV's that are in footaction stores. And he says "these are some nice shoes." and I say to him "yeah they're pretty sweet." He was so tall that I got dizzy looking at him.

I also met Randy Livingston at a University of New Orleans basketball game. I think that he was friends with one of the lady players, and their to cheer them on. He'd just been cut from the Hornets (it was a few days before the annoncement or whatever) and he looked really sad. Me and all of my buddy's went and congratulated him on his play for the Hornets and told him that he was a great player and left, and one of the guys that played for UNO a few years back had a conversation with him.

It was kinda sad cause the next day or two we realized that he'd been cut...it was kinda messed up. But he was really nice to us for the few seconds that we talked with him.

[K Bomber]

I actually got to talk to Camby, it was in a footaction. I'm looking at a pair of shell toe adidas, and Camby must have realized that I recognized him. I don't think that anyone else in the mall did, or else he'd have had chicks all over him (chicks round here love ballers). and he walks up and grabs the display pair of shell's off the top shelf...had to have been about 9 feet in the air, up around the TV's that are in footaction stores. And he says "these are some nice shoes." and I say to him "yeah they're pretty sweet." He was so tall that I got dizzy looking at him.
It's funny that you say that, because I always feel like a little kid when I meet any of the bigger NBA guys

I'm 6'4", so I'm kind of used to looking over the tops of crowds. But when you meet a guy like Shaq, and it must be a function how you're used to seeing people, but he'll be so big that it's disorienting

I've played hoops with taller guys, but the NBA dudes are more than just tall, they're usually really thick -- I know I'm doing a really bad job of explaining the phenomenon. Even playing with a guy like Mike Smrek make you feel like you're a kid playing in your driveway with your dad, because virtually any shot you can take, he can reject back into your mug, it's an exercise in futility

Shaq is completely massive................

[Bears34]

im gonna post my pics on monday.......

ya gonna flip at some of these puppies....

Bdiddy with me getting my BEER spilt everywere.....



Wheres the pics man????lol




I grew up with Nick Van Exel in Kenosha, WI. Didnt know him too well. Funny thing is he wasnt even that good. Lots of cats were better than him, but took the wrong path in life.

[ludacris06]

I was just thinkin about that today.....Where are those pics?

[ANGELFUNK & TMAC]

yeh dont worry i aint ****tin i just havent got a scanner...

I was gonna take photos of the pictures using a digital camera on my mobile but i cant email from my phone to my PC....

So if anyone wants to see them and has a quality mobile PM(personal message) your mobile number to me.......

I will send you a couple and of course in thsi case im paying but yeah i'd love to share them with you cats.....

there in my hot little hand right now....

[B. Ave]

i met Larry Johnson.........we're from the same hood, it was just after he got drafted to the Charlotte Hornets.........

he came to the Rec Center and played with us.....(i was REAL young when this happened)

this took place in Dallas, Texas...Oakcliff at Redbird Rec

B. Ave

[BN]

I've finally met my first NBA player a couple weeks ago :D

It was Mobley... He was at a car show... It was pretty cool since the cars sucked...

[NYGiants]

I've finally met my first NBA player a couple weeks ago :D

It was Mobley... He was at a car show... It was pretty cool since the cars sucked...

I almost went to that. My cousin was visiting though so I couldn't. I met Paul Pierce last week though at the Magic game. :D

[Pointguard13]

i met Larry Johnson.........we're from the same hood, it was just after he got drafted to the Charlotte Hornets.........

he came to the Rec Center and played with us.....(i was REAL young when this happened)

this took place in Dallas, Texas...Oakcliff at Redbird Rec

B. Ave

WOW

I prob wasn't alive, but I attend Church in Oak Cliff Texas and like 10 minutes away from that Rec :)

[Ghost_X_51]

only NBA players I met, was because one of the guys I worked with grew up with Tim Hardway, I met him and some of the 98 HAWKS Chris Crawford, Tyrone Corbin, Drew Barry, Christian Laettner, and yes when you see a really tall person up close it is shocking( I'm only 5-11)

I got to play around a little with Hot Sauce, :D at the Run N' Shoot after that I have been working really hard on my handles, two hours a day :? I just don't ever see my self getting that good, Sauce is amazing.

[clutch120]

SHOOK STEVE NASH'S HAND!!!!!

Back in early, early 1998 the mavs (were horrible, yes) featured a free basketball clinic with shawn bradley, michael finley (who i never got to see), and of course, the great steve nash. His hair? It was short, blonde, and preppy lookin.

The man also dazzled us kids by lighting up 3 pointers in a row as we were all counting 13..14..15... in a row.

I was waiting in line to get pizza when he came by to shake hands and I think I was the only one who he asked what my name was. As a kid, it was a big deal then.......

[Mike8027]

I met and played b-ball with Corey Maggette by mistake. Years ago there was a basketball tournament and this was when I was like in 8th grade or something like that and the tournament was held at his high school. Fenwick high school. After we got blown out in the tournament I didn't feel like leaving so I started shooting around. He was ref'ing the tournament. So I shot around with him and him being a HS senior and me being a 8th grader I was like wow this guy is amazing but than thought nothing of it. I talked to him for a little bit and remembered his name.

Two years later I was watching the NBA draft and than I see the Seatlle Sonics select Corey Maggette and than I was blown away. I met him again at a Bulls game and I was like I shot around with you at Fenwick High School and you helped me with my inside game, so and so and he was like yeah I remember. I was thinking like yeah right but he signed my basketball, and I got his jersey which was cool and he shook my hand. :D So all in all it was a interesting experience I would say.

[Pointguard13]

I got to meet the whole MAVS team two years ago, including lunch with STEVE NASH

[SAXMANLA]

played against keith van horn and corey benjamin in high school

the lakers and clippers used to work out at my junior college...up until
about 3 years ago. so when i was a kid i met the showtime lakers, and we got to scrimmage against the 2001 lakers

met kobe at barnes and noble in santa monica 2 summers ago