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32-Year-Old NBA Rookie Steps Off Bench and Floors Crowd in Helluva Opening Night

19 points by adenadel 9y ago

chrisaycock 9y ago
Similar to this hockey story from a couple weeks ago: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/30/598263399/36-year-old-accountant-called-in-as-emergency-nhl-goalie-and-he-crushed-it https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/30/598263399... The Chicago Blackhawks called-up their emergency backup goaltender, a 36-year-old accountant who plays in a recreation league. He blocked all seven attempts to score and was named player of the game.
- eggpy 9y ago
  Funnily enough NPR links that story in the article. Good for those athletes.
gremlinsinc 9y ago
Awesome story, would make a good disney movie. Sounds like a pretty dedicated/humble player and family man. Let's hope the money / fame doesn't turn him into Dennis Rodman... lol
- goatlover 9y ago
  Kim Jong could probably make use of another physicist.
- rurban 9y ago
  Dennis Rodman would be a hard sell, but Ron Artest/Metta Worldpiece would be a better fit. He was the only other NBA player with a science degree, in mathematics. Jeremy Lin not, he was only business. Harvard still. Ron Artest was also pretty old when he came to the Lakers, and soon renamed himself to save the world, while himself playing with all the dirty tricks. But Ingram is a different kind. He is a sharp shooter on a Nowitzki level, and while Nowitzki's numbers degraded Ingram is currently No. 1 in 3 pt efficiency in the G League. His numbers are almost at the Troy Daniels or Kyle Wiltjer level, the historical best sharp shooters from the G League, but those players didn't have that much luck after switching into the NBA. Troy Daniels had one good/legendary match, similar to Ingram, but then his numbers declined. But he became at least a sometimes starter for the Suns. Ingram is a fantastic fit for the Lakers.
gringoDan 9y ago
Good for him. Apparently he worked as a math tutor to supplement his income.[1] Hope that he can put his physics degree to use when he's done with basketball. [1] https://deadspin.com/andre-ingram-is-the-nbas-best-story-1825176085 https://deadspin.com/andre-ingram-is-the-nbas-best-story-182...

19 points by adenadel 9y ago

Similar to this hockey story from a couple weeks ago: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/30/598263399/36-year-old-accountant-called-in-as-emergency-nhl-goalie-and-he-crushed-it https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/30/598263399... The Chicago Blackhawks called-up their emergency backup goaltender, a 36-year-old accountant who plays in a recreation league. He blocked all seven attempts to score and was named player of the game.

eggpy 9y ago
Funnily enough NPR links that story in the article. Good for those athletes.

gremlinsinc 9y ago

Awesome story, would make a good disney movie. Sounds like a pretty dedicated/humble player and family man. Let's hope the money / fame doesn't turn him into Dennis Rodman... lol

goatlover 9y ago
Kim Jong could probably make use of another physicist.
rurban 9y ago
Dennis Rodman would be a hard sell, but Ron Artest/Metta Worldpiece would be a better fit. He was the only other NBA player with a science degree, in mathematics. Jeremy Lin not, he was only business. Harvard still. Ron Artest was also pretty old when he came to the Lakers, and soon renamed himself to save the world, while himself playing with all the dirty tricks. But Ingram is a different kind. He is a sharp shooter on a Nowitzki level, and while Nowitzki's numbers degraded Ingram is currently No. 1 in 3 pt efficiency in the G League. His numbers are almost at the Troy Daniels or Kyle Wiltjer level, the historical best sharp shooters from the G League, but those players didn't have that much luck after switching into the NBA. Troy Daniels had one good/legendary match, similar to Ingram, but then his numbers declined. But he became at least a sometimes starter for the Suns. Ingram is a fantastic fit for the Lakers.

gringoDan 9y ago

Good for him. Apparently he worked as a math tutor to supplement his income.[1] Hope that he can put his physics degree to use when he's done with basketball. [1] https://deadspin.com/andre-ingram-is-the-nbas-best-story-1825176085 https://deadspin.com/andre-ingram-is-the-nbas-best-story-182...