Tyreke Evans credits soul food for improved quickness
Reigning Rookie of the Year Tyreke Evans has had a comparatively rough sophomore campaign in Sacramento. After becoming only the fourth rookie ever to average 20 points
five rebounds and five assists
Evans has stumbled on his path to becoming a true superstar.In part
that’s because he’s struggled with plantar fasciitis and seen a downturn in his quickness. But if you listen to Evans
the issue was with his diet
not his foot. From Jason Jones in The Sacramento Bee:Evans said a recent visit from his mother
Bonita
and grandmother
Alice
for the holidays helped get him back on track
and the home-cooked meals have helped him drop some weight.Kings coach Paul Westphal said Evans looked as quick as he has seen him this season in Tuesday’s loss to Atlanta. Evans credited soul food with aiding his quickness and keeping him from the drive-thru window.”I lost a little bit of weight
” Evans said. “I’ve been eating right since my mom’s been in town. So I’ve been getting the speed
and the rhythm I had coming off the last game was pretty good.”According to Evans
he was eating too much fast food and didn’t have the usual hop in his step. On the other hand
soul food is not exactly healthy and commonly cited as a path to heart disease and other forms of ill health. So
who is right here?It’s tempting to say that Evans has no idea what he’s talking about here
but as far as I know no one has ever tested the effects of soul food on plantar fasciitis. Perhaps Tyreke and his family have stumbled upon a previously unknown cure here.I trust that our nation’s leaders in sports medicine will look into the issue. Hey
some of the best discoveries in the history of medicine happened by accident. Maybe Mrs. Evans is the next Alexander Fleming.
Wawrinka beats Malisse in Chennai final (AP)
Third-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland defeated Xavier Malisse of Belgium 7-5
4-6
6-1 Sunday to win the Chennai Open. The 21st-ranked Wawrinka overpowered his seventh-seeded opponent with a string of passing shots and cross-court winners in the final set to clinch the third title of his career.
The Kings build a theme night around Pooh Jeter
Eugene “Pooh” Jeter III is one of the NBA’s most lovable bench players
except most fans don’t even know what he looks like. Then again
why would anyone need to know with a name like that? Jeter is not the best player around — 4.2 ppg and 3.0 apg in 14.5 minutes is nothing to write home about — but he nonetheless has captured the imagination of a generation by having such a great nickname that it’s become his real name. Look out
Pooh Richardson
you now have company.Jeter is such a fan favorite that the Kings are giving him his own promotional giveaway night. As seen in the image above (full version available on Kings.com)
the Pooh Hoop Pack gives you a lower-level seat next Wednesday
Jan. 19
against the Blazers
a little teddy bear wearing Pooh’s No. 5 as a jersey T-shirt
and an “Everyone Knows Pooh is ‘Hoop’ Spelled Backwards” T-shirt. What a bargain!Of course
there was another way to do this theme night
one that has nothing to do with teddy bears and T-shirts. I think we are all happy that the Kings did not decide to go in that direction.
