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"New Orleans Hornets center Emeka Okafor, whose parents both hail from Nigeria, is one of the league's most accomplished fans of literature. He has finished six

by sabon 17y ago

"New Orleans Hornets center Emeka Okafor, whose parents both hail from Nigeria, is one of the league's most accomplished fans of literature. He has finished six books this season" Wow. THAT'S a sad state of affairs. A few hundred players, hundreds of millions of total income. Billions maybe? And "the most accomplished fan of literature" have read 8 (eight!) books this season. Well, on the other side... maybe it's better for US economy. Those people will be more willing to spend their hundreds of millions on physical goods and thus give the econome a nice push. But still... sad and disappointing.

sabon 17y ago
Oh, sorry. It's even better. It's SIX books.
- rdouble 17y ago
  That's about 2 a month. Not impressive to a bibliophile, but more than most people.
  - sabon 17y ago
    Almost 6 months have passed since the beginning of the season. So it's barely more than 1 per month. Yes, it's still more than most people. But we're talking about most prolific NBA reader here, not the average one.
    - rdouble 17y ago
      The season started in November.
julius_geezer 17y ago
Do we know what the books are? Even looking at novels, there's a big range there. If the list includes _Man Without Qualities_ and _Swann's Way_, six could be quite a few. If it's all quick & disposable stuff, then no.