The Kings were led behind Marcus Thornton’s 18 points off the bench followed by a strong fourth quarter push by Tyreke Evans (16 points) to receive the win. The Kings led most of the game dominating with 40+ points in the paint and shooting 85% from the free throw line. Shooting only 26-38 (68 Percent) from the free throw line prevented Charlotte from securing a comeback rally.
Bobcats star Guard, Kemba Walker, struggled throughout the game shooting 6/17, but contributed 10 assist. Walker had an opportunity to tie the game but shot an air-ball on a three-point attempt with three seconds left as Charlotte fell 10-31 for the season. “They gave me pretty good pressure, but I thought I had an open shot,” Walker said. “I kind of hesitated. I would’ve shot it right away, because I thought I was open. But I hesitated. It’ll be like that sometimes.”
In the final four minutes four missed shots, two turnovers, and a goaltending call determined the game’s outcome for Charlotte. Ramon Sessions led the Bobcats in scoring a contributing 16 Points for Charlotte, while The Kings Star Center, Demarcus Cousins, recorded his 18th double-double Saturday with 17 points and 10 Rebounds.
Despite a sore back injury, Gerald Henderson, added 15 Points for Charlotte. The Bobcats remain winless at home since November 21st losing fourteen games straight. “ We’ve just got to come out ready to play next time,” Walker said. “It’s tough. We’ve been losing some pretty close games, and we definitely need a home win. It’s been a long time.”
Off the court: My first NBA media experience was an enjoyable and cherish-able opportunity. Everyone who had a job in the arena from the security, Media Professionals, Dancers and NBA professionals not only enjoy what they do, but they take their job very seriously. It’s like these guys look forward to coming to work with no complaints.
“I’ve been working 25 years in the media industry, but I’ve never worked a day in my life”, said during a conversation with a Media Professional. "When you join a career you love, you never have to work."
During warm ups, I’ve observed that NBA players do not take their job lightly or for granted at all. For every shot Charlotte Bobcats Guards Kemba Walker and Ben Gordon took, it was to perfection to make sure they could almost never miss that shot in a game situation.
Observing those guys shot after shot truly shows they are competitors and professionals at what they do. On the other side, these professional players are HUMANS just like us. The music and conversations they would have I could relate to, because it was no different from my everyday life. The stereotypes that we put on these NBA players today are almost ridiculous because of the way fans can make players perceive themselves as terrible people.
When we watch an NBA game it’s very rare we would see a smile or even a smirk on a NBA players face, because of the competitiveness zone these players are in to achieve a win. But off the court, these guys embrace each other like brothers who share the same goals and share the same competitiveness. These are family men who enjoy life, just no different from the everyday life we live on a daily basis. The only difference is that they have an enhanced skillful talent in basketball.
Brendan Haywood, a 7’0” 263 lbs. Center for the Charlotte Bobcats, is perceived to be angry and aggressive on the court, but from my observation off the court, he is a humorous guy who enjoys his job. If you went to work every day and did not complete your work task each time, do you think your boss would be happy? In a lot of cases you would be considered to be on the top of the list of getting fired, simply because you have no value to that company.
Professional athletes share the same American Dream from everyone else and that is to work to gain a stabilize amount of wealth, and to take care of their family. The only difference is corporate America wants you to wear business attire while athletes wear a team uniform with a number on it.
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