Some People Just Have All The Luck

With all the hoopla surrounding the All-Star game in NOLA this past weekend, I thought it would be interesting to post someone's experience at the game. This comes from the Wake Forest Sports message board. The poster is the cousin of Mike Conley Jr., rookie point guard for the Memphis Grizzlies. Here, in his own words, was his experience at the All-Star Game this weekend. Compare this to that assclown Bill Simmons' article about the same game. Enjoy.

"The NBA's base hotel was the Sheraton Downtown and the rate we were able to get was $257 a night ( NBA rate), which I thought was kinda high, so our lawyer called to book a room at the regular rate for himself which came out to around $500. I'm thinking, 'Wow, I've never stayed in a hotel this expensive before, it must be nice....' We arrived Thursday morning and, of course, the outside looks a bit damaged, but I expected that. The lobby area looked nice and they had a pretty large bar right in the middle. I get to my room and I quickly realized its a disaster: no flat screen HDTV, water damage all over the place, electrical outlets broken. The bathroom had water damage, and the tiles were cracked, the shower looked like it hadn't been cleaned in a while. How could somebody pay $500 a night for that? More importantly, how does the NBA place its All-Stars in such a dump? Thursday night, I got to meet CP3 [Chris Paul, point guard for the New Orleans Hornets] at a charity pool tourney he and Mike [Conley] were doing. That was a pretty cool party. That night a lot of big name athletes were there like Jordan, Magic, Reggie Bush, etc. Reggie Bush acts so Hollywood its amazing. You would at least think he's a pro bowler. Anyway, I woke up Friday morning, called room service and ordered pancakes, 2 scrambled eggs, side of bacon, and orange juice. Total cost: $50. Yea, $50. They charged me 11 bucks for a drink at the bar, a driver charged us 25 bucks to take us 2 blocks. Taxis wouldn't pick people up, people fighting over taxis, taxis overcharging people. They didn't even turn the meter on half the time. Friday night, the pimps, hoes, thugs, drug dealers, rappers, and wannabe rappers rolled into town. If you stepped outside the Sheraton and looked to your left and right, it would be about 300 of the 'hoodest' dudes you will ever see just feet from the NBA hotel. I decided to hit Bourbon St. that night and it was a mistake: fights all over the place, not to mention it was shoulder to shoulder all the way down. Finally I was able to slide by the pimps, dodge the drug dealers, and hide my valuables around the thugs so I could get back to the hotel. Funny thing happened Saturday night, though. Reggie Bush decided he was gonna throw a party the same night as Jordan's birthday bash. I guess he thought he would be able to get some big names at his party, but boy was he wrong. It sucked big time and he was pissed. The [NBA Players Association] fought really hard not to have the game in NO and players were pissed big time. Anyone that says they had a great time probably is lying. They did have the annual shootings, one being right outside the hotel last night amongst the 300 thugs camped out."

Note: I edited the post a bit. Sue me.