Congratulations to the Suns’ Amare Stoudemire on making it back to active duty before Shawn Kemp.
Former Seattle SuperSonic and Orlando Magic player Shawn Kemp says he’s ready to get back in the game after three years of retirement from the NBA.
The 36-year-old former All-Star retired voluntarily from the Magic in 2003, citing weight issues. During his last NBA season he weighed as much as 320 pounds. But he’s slimmed down to 270 pounds through an intensive exercise regime.
Kemp told Houston T-V- station K-R-I-V- that he sat out the whole season to get in –quote– “tip top shape to make a comeback.”
He says it’s love of the game that’s bringing him back — and he wants to some day make it into the Hall of Fame.
I dunno about the Hall Of Fame, but Peter Vescey’s next column just wrote itself.
I’m glad that Isiah Thomas won’t have to burn those 70 million dollars the Knicks had strewn about his office now that he has someone (else) to feed it to.
that’s what I remember happening, you get the munchies when you smoke the weed.
OH, WHY NOT THE HALL OF FAME, SHAWN HAS PROVEN THAT HE IS A NBA ALLSTAR FOR LIFE.. HE RIGHTLY DESERVE TO GO IN THE HALL OF FAME.. IF AMERICANS CAN GIVE A STAMP TO ELVIS PRESLEY, A KNOWN DRUG-ADDICT, RACIST. THERE IS NOTHING SHAWN KEMP CAN’T HAVE OR DO…EVERYONE LOVED HIM WHEN HE WAS WINNING GAMES AND MAKING COACHES RICH AND ALONG WITH PUTTING SEATTLE ON THE MAP, PLEASE, THERE WILL BE A PROTEST FOR HIM TO GO TO THE HALL OF FAME, BELIEVE ME. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL ALWAY ADMIRE HIS TALENT AND NOT WORRY ABOUT ALL THE FAKE PEOPLE THAT LIKE TO DRAG YOUR NAME THROUGH THE MUD, WHEN THEY THINK YOU ARE DOWN, LIKE PRESIDENT CLINTON SAID, “DON’T GET PLEASURE OUT OF PEOPLE DOWNFALLS, ONE DAY IT MIGHT BE YOU” AND THE BEST THING TO DO IS HOPE THAT HE WOULD COME BACK WHOLE. AFTER ALL HE HAS FAMILY AND CHILDREN THAT LOVES HIM DEARLY.. HOW ABOUT YOU? DO YOU HAVE FAMILY THAT LOVE YOU? JUST SAYING HE WILL ALWAYS BE LOVED BY FAMILY, THAT’S ALL THAT MATTER TODAY.
LK