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Here is a picture taken of me playing H.O.R.S.E at Rucker Park in New York City. I'm participating in a viral ad campaign for Amp'd Energy Drink. Once the video is up I will post a link. The goal is 1 million views.
Hello all, I know it's been a while since I've posted anything, but it's been a very busy summer. It's been nearly a year since I beat Lebron in H.O.R.S.E., and luckily this feat continues to offer me priceless opportunities. I mentioned in my last post that I was on Spike TV's Pros vs Joes but didn't go into much detail because it had just happened, so here is a recap of what went down. For those of you not familiar with the show, it consistis of "regular joes", like myself, competing against former professional athletes. In my case I was teamed up with two other "Joes" (Edward and Zeke) and we went head to head with Alonzo Mourning, Robert Horry, and Antoine Walker. This was a team competition and the fact that our tallest guy was 6'7", followed by Edward at 6'4", and myself at 6'1", put us at a severe disadvantage. The format of the show includes 3 team challenges followed by a 5 minute game of 3 on 3. for each challenge that the "Joes" win, they receive 3 points at the beginning of the final game. If the "Joes" win the game of 3 on 3 they receive $10,000.
Below I have posted a link to the full episode, but here is a description of each of the challenges, along with some important notes.
Challenge #1 "In Your Face" - Alonzo Mourning stands in the paint, while my fellow "Joes" and I stand around the 3-point line. We can pass the ball around as much as we want, but the moment one of us crosses the 3-point line with the ball we must shoot a shot in the lane. If we make 3 shots before he blocks 3 shots, we win. Missed shots don't count as anything. You'll have to watch the show to see what happens.
Challenge #2 "Buzzer Beater" - Each team takes the ball out on the sideline with 3 seconds on the clock. Which ever team scores the most points wins. If you commit a foul, the other team gets to redo the possession and 1 second is added to the clock. Once again, you'll have to watch the show to see what happens.
Challenge #3 "J.O.E." - Instead of H.O.R.S.E this is a game of J.O.E between Antoine Walker and myself and this is where I get bitter. The show leaves out a couple of very important shots to make it look like Antoine beat me J.O.E to J. This is what really happened. Walker was up J.O to J after the dunk. He eventually missed a shot and it was my turn. I did a shot where I through it off a bar above the hoop, caught it in the air, and put it in. Walker attempted the shot but threw a bad alley-oop off of the bar, didn't time his jump right, and was unable to get the shot off before his feet hit the ground. I was excited because it was all tied up...so i thought. The producers of the show intervened claiming that he never attempted his shot so he should get a redo. As much as I complained, there was nothing I could do. On Walker's second attempt he did the exact same thing. They gave him a third chance, and he finally made it. Immediately after that I banked in a free throw and Walker missed it, which should have been J.O.E. for him. Of course this was not considered very important when it came time to edit the show.
Final Challenge 3 on 3 - 5 minute game with a 15 second shot clock.
Here is the link to the complete episode:
http://www.spike.com/full-episode/zo-in-your-face/31968
I am grateful for being on the show because it was a lot of fun and it was a chance to put my basketball skills to the test against some of the best, but it did take me a week or so to get over the whole J.O.E. thing. For those of you wondering if Alonzo Mourning was as big of a jerk as he appeared to be, the answer is YES. Whether the cameras were rolling or not, he was an idiot. Robert Horry was cool, Antoine Walker was EXTREMELY cool, and Alonzo Mourning was a HUGE baby/jerk/bitch. I would love to hear what other NBA players have to say about him because I'm sure it isn't good.
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