This story comes by way of a number of sources, but directly from the New York Times, in news and notes form. Apparently, rarely used (at the time) Portland forward Ike Diogu was trying to arrange for a summer internship (yes, you read that right) with EA Sports. As if the idea of a multi-million dollar athlete roaming the halls as an intern isn't funny enough, the way the NYT treated the issue really made me chuckle.
“I just want to get as much information as I can,” said Diogu, who wants to work in the video-game business after his playing career is over. “I’ve always been a video-game player, from the time I was young, so it just made sense to me.”
Where to begin, where to begin. First of all, Ike, who said you're playing career isn't over right now? Second, you think because you like video games, you can work with video games? I've been to known to enjoy an adult film or two (or three or more, depending on how thoroughly you want to comb through my computer), but that doesn't mean you're going to see me in some porno flick. Speaking of which, here are some hilarious porno names.
So, Ike, stick to playing basketball. You've been on 5 teams in 4 years. Work on basketball before you worry about any off-season internships.
(Oh, and by the way, it's not a misrepresentation in the game, you really are that slow and can't jump)
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