Thank JLo for Baby's heroics

[johnnyrondo]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dime-090511

Celtics coach Doc Rivers had gathered the Celtics at their team hotel Saturday morning for a film session, then told them they could have the rest of the day off -- but without forgetting to mention that the gym was open for anyone who wanted to go over and hoist up a few extra shots.

Waiting inside that gym was your occasionally dimwitted correspondent, who missed the memo that the Celtics would be speaking with the media at the hotel instead of the arena. For 30 minutes I shot baskets at one end of the court while Gabe Pruitt and J.R. Giddens shot at the other end (they had taken the team bus to the arena), and when Davis popped up all by himself a half-hour after Giddens and Pruitt arrived, I asked him: "Is this practice mandatory or optional?"

"Optional," Davis answered before heading to the other end of the court and then spending the next hour practicing -- what else? -- his 18- to 20-foot jump shot.

"It pays off sometimes, doesn't it," Pruitt said.

Davis said he doesn't always make it a habit to shoot on optional practice days, but he decided to get into that taxi after being encouraged to do so by his girlfriend, Jenna Lopez. 

[Steve Weinman]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dime-090511

Celtics coach Doc Rivers had gathered the Celtics at their team hotel Saturday morning for a film session, then told them they could have the rest of the day off -- but without forgetting to mention that the gym was open for anyone who wanted to go over and hoist up a few extra shots.

Waiting inside that gym was your occasionally dimwitted correspondent, who missed the memo that the Celtics would be speaking with the media at the hotel instead of the arena. For 30 minutes I shot baskets at one end of the court while Gabe Pruitt and J.R. Giddens shot at the other end (they had taken the team bus to the arena), and when Davis popped up all by himself a half-hour after Giddens and Pruitt arrived, I asked him: "Is this practice mandatory or optional?"

"Optional," Davis answered before heading to the other end of the court and then spending the next hour practicing -- what else? -- his 18- to 20-foot jump shot.

"It pays off sometimes, doesn't it," Pruitt said.

Davis said he doesn't always make it a habit to shoot on optional practice days, but he decided to get into that taxi after being encouraged to do so by his girlfriend, Jenna Lopez. 

Definitely good for a 3am laugh.  The amusing self-deprecation from Sheridan is a bonus.

Thanks for posting, JR.

-sw

[jackson_34]

You gotta love that story haha, well done once again Baby, Buy your girlfriend some roses and a bottle of Sparkling, She definently deserves it!

[johnnyrondo]

You gotta love that story haha, well done once again Baby, Buy your girlfriend some roses and a bottle of Sparkling, She definently deserves it!

Man it's a lot of work to hit a game winner. You have to buy roses, Sparkling, AND apologize to a kid, b/c his dad is a whiner. No wonder Paul made the pass. 

[Chris]

Wait a second...so Chris Sheridan can just walk into practice, pick up a basketball and start shooting around himself?  Wow, it is good to be a sportswriter.

[Lucky17]

Davis said he doesn't always make it a habit to shoot on optional practice days, but he decided to get into that taxi after his girlfriend, Jenna Gomez, encouraged him to do so.

Doesn't that make it JGo?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dime-090511

[johnnyrondo]

Davis said he doesn't always make it a habit to shoot on optional practice days, but he decided to get into that taxi after his girlfriend, Jenna Gomez, encouraged him to do so.

Doesn't that make it JGo?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dime-090511

LOL. They changed it. I'm sure somebody who also read it last night will agree that it said Jenna Lopez last night. ha. I guess Sheridan is "dimwitted" as he says in the article. Funny.