The Crying Game
Last night, Adam Morrison became a two-time NBA Champion, winning his second consecutive ring with the Los Angeles Lakers. In college, Morrison played in every game during his three years at Gonzaga University, posting an amazing 83-12 record. In his Junior season, he led the nation in scoring with 28.1 points per game. In 2006, the Charlotte Bobcats selected Morrison with the third overall pick in the NBA Draft. Despite all of those accomplishments, if you watched the 2010 NBA Finals, you probably didn’t see Morrison. But my 11-year old son did. “Hey dad, he’s the guy that cried.” That was the reaction of my son when the broadcast showed a shot of the Lakers bench. In 2006, Morrison’s Gonzaga team lost a heartbreaking NCAA Tournament game to UCLA in the final seconds, 73-71. It has been called one of the best games of the decade. With 2.6 seconds left and his team trailing by just two points, the cameras zoomed in on the 6-foot-8 Morrison sobbing uncontrollably, face-down on the floor...