God Has Left the Locker Room

With Avery Johnson praising the Lord and playing basketball in Golden State and David Robinson in retirement, the Spurs hvae lost their fire and brimstone. But now David Robinson is part of the ministry staff of Oak Hills Church.

Last night the Spurs retired David Robinson's #50. Click here for the story.

Now I may not agree with David Robinson when he says things like AIDS is Gods punishment for immorality or that people who don't support the war in Iraq should pipe down because this is America (huh?). However, at least he has the courage speak his mind as his beliefs appear to be well thought out.

And more importantly, how many elite pro athletes carried themselves with the responisibilty that #50 did? For a pretty funny retrospective of 50 moments from his career, click here to see Buck Harvey's column.

I especially like #18, 19, and 36. But #37 is by far the best: 37. After a tense timeout late in a game, going back to the bench to tell Larry Brown that cursing in the huddle isn't necessary.

The only moment Buck left out was "Robinson crumpling to the ground after Shaq gave him a cheap shot two seasons ago, planting his mammoth elbow as hard as he could in Robinson's abdomen before the Lakers had even set-up their offense." I shouldn't end on such a negative note, but *^%^&$%#@$ the Lakers!!!!