Kevin Durant Is Helping A City Recover

Kevin Durant Helps A City Recover

Oklahoma City Thunder All Star Kevin Durant has been a beloved NBA Player that Thunder fans have embraced with open arms, it seems the feeling is mutual... Recently Oklahoma City was devastated by a tornado that ripped through the City killing hundreds and destroying an entire community. At the communities lowest point the Thunder super star donated one million dollars to a town in turmoil. Kevin Durant is helping a city recover from a horrific tragedy, his actions have caught many people off guard in a wonderful way. Professional athletes are not usually the first to reach out especially with their own money but Kevin has proven he not only plays in OKC his heart is all in...

Kevin Durant Jersey Last Thing Standing!

After visiting the devastation he was completely speechless but the families that were there to greet him could not say or thank him enough for the support he has provided their community. Kevin Durant is helping a city recover and also leading the way for other big name athletes. The Los Angeles Dodgers All Star Matt Kemp, who grew up in Oklahoma, also pledged two hundred and fifty thousand dollars and praised Kevin Durant for his contribution to his home town. I have to say this story and the acts of kindness touched me deeply, I have worked with several high profile athletes and it was like pulling teeth to get them to reach in the own pocket...

Today's professional athletes make an enormous amount of money and live very comfortable lives but its events like the tornado in OKC that bring out the best in the athletes we love and support. Kevin Durant is helping a city recover because he can and cares and he should be honored as the hero he is to all those that will be helped by his generosity. We are all quick to condemn athletes when they do stupid things we should be just a fast to praise the efforts when they show acts of kindness...

Kevin Durant Helps A City Recover 

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RG3 Stronger, Better, Smarter

RG3 Stronger, Better, Smarter

Washington Redskins QB Robert Griffin III is on the road to recovery and he's hoping he will be ready for the season opener. RG3 stronger, better, smart could spell trouble for the teams in his division. The team seems to be handling the recovery well not letting him do too much but giving him the opportunity to push the limits to be ready and accomplish his goal of being on the field for the opener. One thing for sure is everyone will be judged harshly if the team botches his recovery and he's not able to compete at the level we all know he is capable of...

Golden Child!

When the injury sidelined the star QB last season tons of questions began swirling around the Head Coaches decision to leave him in the game, since then there have been prognosticators chiming in and RG3's Father even lashed out with his concerns for his son being placed in the right situation... No one more then Mike Shanahan wants RG3 healthy and on the field to give the team an opportunity to win... RG3 strong, better, smarter is just what the Redskins need him to be! Please believe me when I tell you the Washington Redskins will not have their golden goose running as much as he did last season.

One of the other issues facing RG3 is not just his knee but all the extra curricular activities surrounding the young super star, his twitter post, wedding registry mishaps and Dads coaching from the sidelines is adding to his problems and more questions I'm sure he would love to see go away! He needs to be able to focus on the knee and getting ready for the upcoming season. His mind set must change as it relates to sliding and not taking big hits that could hurt his team and finally understand new teammates and his role as the Redskins long term future star QB... RG3 stronger, better, smarter is exactly what he must be to take his team deeper into the NFL Playoff's.

 RG3 Stronger, Better, Smarter and Healthy!

There's no question about it the Redskins are handling RG3 with kid gloves but he has also become a National Treasure in Washington DC and that could add more stress and expectation to the shoulders of the Redskins and their head Coach. It will also add pressure to the young super star. RG3 set the bar extremely high for himself after a record setting season last year, RG3 stronger, better, smarter will be just what the doctor ordered but WINS will be what the fans are watching for!

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Alonzo Mourning In The News

Alonzo Mourning In The News

Former NBA Great Alonzo Mourning in the news today may have opened up a can of worms when he said LeBron James would beat Micheal Jordans ass on the court. What? Yeah, that's right, that's what he said... I had to try and take my personal opinion out of it when I decided to write about this topic, but I can't! I'm a huge fan of MJ and his accomplishments during his years in the NBA. Alonzo is way off base here and he should know better...

Alonzo Mourning

Why is Alonzo Mourning in the news anyway? That fact that people are still trying to compare the current generation of NBA Players to Air Highness is a testament to his greatness! MJ played against some of the greatest NBA Players in NBA History, Hall of Fame Greatness. Go back and look at the list of super stars he had to go through on his rise to greatness and compare them to the players LeBron is currently competing against... There's no comparison, period... Don't get me wrong there are some very good players still playing during this King James era but C'Mon Man, nothing like the legends that played during the Air Jordan era.

I found Alonzo's comments to be just about a guy showing love to a player on a team he is still heavily involved with, I just can't take it serious! MJ was praised by the legends he played against not because they wanted to show him some love, it was because he was spanking all of their butts and they couldn't do anything about it... Alonzo Mourning in the news talking about anyone beating Micheal Jordan on a basketball court is just plain silly!

Greatness, Past and Present!

Alonzo Mourning In The News

What do you think? Is Alonzo right or has he lost his mind? Leave your comment below... Now to be fair, King James is a beast! He is truly a gifted athlete and the NBA's best player, not taking anything away from him or his talent but lets leave it right there!!!!! If none of the NBA Legends, now Hall of Famers, couldn't beat his ass what makes you think LeBron would have been that guy? Alonzo Mourning in the news is the bigger story then ridiculous comment he made...

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Winning Fixes Everything!

Winning Fixes Everything!

Sports fans don't ask for much and certainly don't have much of a say as it relates to what happens in the world of sports but what we do ask and hope for are wins! Fans don't always get what they want but there always there, thick or thin, good times and bad fans see it all... Last season the Miami Heat lead by LeBron James won the NBA Championship, the first of many they hope for King James. This year Tiger Woods has returned to form winning four of his last seven tournaments played on the PGA Tour. These amazing achievements have been a reminder that winning fixes everything! These are the same to men that were the hated villains of their sport two years ago but today they are celebrated for the dominant talents they both bring to their respective sports...

Tiger & King James

No truer words then winning fixes everything have been more accurately spoken or written relative to the lives of Tiger Woods and LeBron James. One man, Tiger, was said to be done and should just give up his goal of breaking the Golden Bear's record of PGA Major Tournament wins and the other, LeBron, ostracized by a Team and its fan base because he decided to exercise his right to play for another Team! No two men were beat up, talked about and judged by prognosticators more then Tiger and LeBron, but neither of them ever doubted the talents... Americans, fans and the media sometimes judge quickly and harshly but maybe that's way we admire our Super Star Athletes when they win despite the criticism of their detractors.

Focused Aggression!

Winning Fixes Everything and Then Some!

America prides itself on winning, our competitive spirit fuels pretty much everything we do! Is it any wonder why we believe winning fixes everything? Of course its not true but that's the culture we've created for ourselves and the dangerous lesson we find ourselves passing on the our children. We all make bad decisions from time to time but just win baby and it will all be alright... Show the world you're a winner and there's not a door you can't walk through, but make the same bad decision and continue to loose and you are shit outta luck!

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Back On Top!

Miami Heat Fan Filomena Tobias is Catching Hell

Miami Heat Fan Filomena Tobias is Catching Hell

Yesterday What A Fan post a blog called "Fans Crossing The Line" it was about the woman that gave Joakim Noah the finger after being ejected. We've been surprised by the reaction this blog has received until we learned who the woman is and her colorful background. Miami Heat Fan Filomena Tobias is Catching Hell, they call her the Black Widow but honestly we don't care about her colorful pass what she did at this game was uncalled for!

Over The Top!

Leave it to the media to infringe upon someones personal life to capitalize on a story that's gone viral. Don't get me wrong what she did was pure rude, period! But to rip this poor woman, poor rich woman, for a mistake made and she's embarrassed by is equally crossing the line. Its so unfortunate the Miami Heat Fan Filomena Tobias is Catching Hell but she did bring it on herself. Is this now the way we address mistakes made by human beings? Please leave your answer below. This isn't right. If we are going to comment on the stupid actions of the Miami Heat fans actions shouldn't we have the same disdain for the media that cross the line? Do you think they've crossed the line? Leave your comments below.

Hell, in the heat of the Playoff's, in any sport we've all said or done some pretty stupid things, fortunately no-one caught on camera! So if your living in a glass house shut the hell up!!! We are all fans we are extremely expressive somethings it can be viewed as too much in the case of Miami Heat Fan Filomena Tobias who is now catching hell she went over the top! Now let it go, lets get back to the important stuff.

We Told Him Baby! :(

Miami Heat Fan Filomena Tobias Catching Hell

This has been an interesting blog story for us because it wasn't meant to be a story we didn't like the reflection her actions were on fans so we spoke out. Now we find ourselves defending her right to make a mistake without being crucified... At the end of the day she is a fan, one of us! We may speak up about fans poor choices but we don't like it when others go at them just to keep a story going and to sell advertising... The Miami Heat Fan Filomena Tobias is Catching Hell and for a moment but not what's being done to her now! C'Mon Man!

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Pitching With Fear

Pitching With Fear

Major League Baseball is facing a growing issue regarding the safety of Pitchers. The recent incident with Toronto Blue Jay Pitcher JA Happ has escalated what has been a problem for the League for a while now. Pitching with fear is now common place for some of the best and most high profile position on the field. To MLB's credit this is not a issue they're try to sweep under a rug, as a matter of fact they has stepped up searching for ways to protect their multimillion dollar men.

JA Happ Hit by Batter

Progress is being made although nothing has been introduced yet. What Major League Baseball doesn't want to do is to create a false since of security for players by giving them a solution that hasn't been well tested or thought out. For now pitching with fear is something MLB players will just have to deal with in their own way. The bigger issue is among little league baseball, how can we better control the problem with our children that love and play the game? Whatever the solution in the big league it will have to be incorporated on all levels...

The good news is its an issue everyone is taking extremely seriously! MLB typically moves very methodically but in this case the alternatives are just to dangerous! When it happens in a game its unavoidable and well publicized and that's not a good look for MLB.  Pitcher are to valuable to their teams, the League and the fans to allow them to have the extra added concern of pitching with fear.

Felix Hernandez

Pitching With Fear, What's Next?

As the players in the Major Leagues get stronger and faster there will no doubt be additional concerns that will need to be addressed, keeping the players safe and on the field is and will always be top priority. Pitching with fear should not and can not be on the minds of a pitcher, there has to be a way to better protect them, and in this case soon is better then later.

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NBA Super Fan

NBA Super Fan

It's that time of year when NBA super fans show there true passion. Turn on a NBA Playoff game and you'll notice fans united in team colors cheering loud and proud not an empty seat in the house and the noise is deafening to opposing teams players. It's the time of year that everyone must pull together and the roll of sports fans are equally important to the energy of the players they cheer for! It's NBA Playoff Basketball and the fans are in the building...

Jimmy Goldstein NBA Super Fan

No-one knows more about this time of year then Jimmy Goldstein. A long time Los Angeles Laker fan that has become a NBA super fan known around the League because he travels to most of the Playoff games across the country. If you watch or have been to a Playoff game chances are you've seen Jimmy, wildly dressed in leather typically with his signature wide brim hat he's a hard one to miss. Jimmy is an old school sports fan, he's not just there to be seen he's a knowledgeable fan that understands the strategic game within the game. You can sometimes find him chatting with players before and after the game, many of them have come to know him well and appreciate his presences.

What A Fan has known Jimmy for nearly eighteen (18) years, when we first started shooting our pilot he was one of our first interviews. We found out then he not only loves the game of basketball, he's one hell of a nice guy! He's another example of how awesome it is to meet fans that at first glance you might judge incorrectly... NBA super fans may not be as colorful as NFL or Soccer fans but their passion is just as strong!

NBA Super Fans, Its Our Time!

NBA super fans seem to extend a great deal of energy during Playoff runs, having been part of that environment I can tell you first hand how tired you are after leaving a game but the feeling is incredible... Next time your watching a NBA Playoff game see if you can spot our friend Jimmy Goldstein or if you make it to a game and run into him tell What A Fan says hi!!!  

The LeBron James Era

The LeBron James Era

Yesterday LeBron James won his fourth NBA MVP placing him in the rare air of NBA Greats such as Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell. The LeBron James era has begun and NBA fans may now realize we are all watching history in the making. I never had the chance to see Wilt, Russell or Jabbar play live but I did begin to watch basketball while Jabbar was still playing and he was pretty amazing. Like many of you I was blessed to a fan during Michael Jordan's dominance, we all knew he was a special basketball player but because there were so many big name amazing players that came before him I don't think we realized we were watching history.

Number Four (4) and Counting.

Now that we have MJ's resume to compare current and future players we can tell when someone special has come along and King James may just be that guy. Yeah he's a long way off from any real comparisons, like six rings away, but his accomplishments do speak loudly... I've always thought Kobe Bryant was, is, the closes thing to Jordan I'd ever seen and I still think he is the most comparable but King James is like nothing we've seen since Magic Johnson. You better believe the LeBron James era is in full effect...

LeBron has the size and passing ability of Magic, the skill and jumping ability of Jordan along with his defensive game. In other words he's a pure beast and he's only getting better. He may only have one Championship to his credit but he's young in good health and plays for the best team in the NBA, the LeBron James era is just getting started! Before becoming the villain after he's dramatic exit from Cleveland his media campaign "Witness" was more accurate then any of us realized. We are all witnesses whether we want to be or not, which really is a sign of greatness wouldn't you say?

The New Face of NBA Dominance

The LeBron James Era, It's Here!

I for one think its pretty awesome to be a witness to some of the greatest NBA Players on earth. To have seen Magic, Shaq, Kobe, Jordan, Malone and now LeBron has been a highlight in my sports fan life. I just hope I'll be around to see the next generation of super star enter the League with reckless abandonment. If you're a sports fan how could you not enjoy the level of talent the LeBron James era has brought to the game?

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Violence In The Stands

Violence In The Stands

There are too many incidents of violence in the stands among sports fans and the reasons are beyond stupid. Attending sporting events should be anything but an awesome time with your friends or family, the last thing you should have to worry about is getting into a fight or even witnessing an altercation with another teams fan.

What's The Problem?

In a word, alcohol... Drinking before and during a sporting event is certainly part of the experience. No one would argue that drinking is different for everyone but it increases the possibility of violence. Hatred is another problem, not toward another human being but for another teams color. A hatred that runs deep and is passed on generation to generation but hating another team should not be an excuse for violence in the stands.

Why Should I Fear Going To Away Games?

You shouldn't have to have any anxiety about supporting your team away from your home teams environment! Fans of all genres have a common bond that runs through each and every one of us a similar bond shared by the very teams and players we venomously support. We should extend the same respect to opposing sports fans before and after any game and boo like hell against them during, but the violence in the stands has to be eliminated...

What Can I Do?

Remember the reason you go to sporting events in the first place, TO SUPPORT YOUR TEAM! If that's not the first and ultimate reason you go then your possibly part of the problem... It's a fans responsibility to bring our energy our noise our passion not our drama!!! Leave your troubles at the gate, enjoy the day with people of like minds, share a laugh with someone you don't know and you may be surprised by how much you have in common. Violence in the stands is absolutely unacceptable to all of us at What A Fan, we hope you share our view! 

How Does This Help Your Team Win?

There have been entirely too many unnecessary physical altercations in the stands and during what should have been a great day of tailgating parties that result in someone permanently effected. There is much in life we can't control but preventing violence in the stands is something we have complete control of, so what will you do about it??? 

Junior Seau Gone But Not Forgotten

Junior Seau Gone But Not Forgotten

Today is the one year anniversary of Junior Seau's death we thought we would take this opportunity to celebrate our pass experience with this mountain of a man, Junior Seau may be gone but not forgotten! Like most of you the news that Junior had taken his own life was shocking no one could have seen that coming. The toll it has taken on his family is inconceivable and was very much unexpected, we can only hope the resource that is being done will prevent this from happening to future NFL Stars and anyone dealing with or has had concussions.

Junior Seau Gone But Not Forgotten!!!

I first meet Junior in Los Angeles for dinner, we were meeting about his interest in looking at opportunities in the entertainment industry. I had become the go to guy in LA for booking athletes on television shows including sitcoms, talk shows and a few movies. Professional athletes would refer their teammates and that's how Junior and I connected. We met at a great spot on Sunset, I'll never forget it because he brought his wife and he ask Drew Breeze to meet him there as well. I've always been a huge NFL fan so the fan in me was pretty excited about sitting there with Breeze and Seau but I actually had more fun talking with his wife who was cracking jokes on Seaus acting ability! We ultimately did book Junior on a show for a cameo appearance which he nailed by the way.

Hollywood Looks

I would often travel to San Diego, first off because its my favorite City in California but I'd also attend a few San Diego Charger games and stop in and see Junior at his Seau's Restaurant after the game, It was a great place. He was always on the move constantly greeting folks and being pulled from all sides but he was so accommodating to everyone. I got to know the people running his Foundation, which was his baby, and all of my Players had or worked with charities so we would all help each others efforts with signed memorabilia or make appearances from time to time. It was like one big family they just happen to be Professional Athlete's and all them admired and respected Junior. Junior Seau gone but not forgotten! The last time I saw Junior was at the Super Bowl in Miami we were part of media day and there he was same guy being pulled by everyone wanting to talk to the future Hall of Famer. It was great to share another cool moment with an old friend, who knew it would be my last!

Junior Seau Gone But Not Forgotten 

Many star athletes pass some have taken their own life, this one hit close to home for me and many of us. He was a great guy, funny, gracious, accommodating and giving human being and we'll miss him! Junior Seau is gone but not forgotten!

RIP!

NBA Playoff Basketball

NBA Playoff Basketball

This years NBA Season has been filled with unexpected drama both Teams and fans could not have imagined. From injuries to high profile super stars, coaches firings, Owners passing and amazing winning streaks. Its all made for another fantastic regular season, but all eyes are now on NBA Playoff Basketball... This is when players make a name for themselves.

NBA Super Stars!

For house hold names like Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Kevin Durant the NBA Playoff's is where they increase their celebrity mystique. Sports fans around the World tune in to watch NBA Playoff Basketball for a list of reasons. Young fans want to pattern the games after the super stars they admire, college athletes are dreaming of the chance to some day be on the NBA stage. NBA fans are thrilled by their favorite players competing at the highest level hoping to bring home the Championship. Whatever the reason we all watch, NBA fans and fans of other sports all have a memorable stories they've witnessed during the NBA Playoff's.

NBA Playoff Basketball is awesome drama! 2013 has been full of it even more so then usual, this year both LA Teams made it to the dance but only the LA Clippers have a much better chance of advancing.  The New York market for the first time have two Teams competing for the crown, the Brooklyn Nets and the New York Knicks are on a course to lock horns. The Old school San Antonio Spurs still have something left in the tank and the young gun OKC Thunder have an uphill to climb after loosing their athletic point guard Russell Westbrook.

Eye Candy During NBA Playoff's!

NBA Playoff Basketball, Lets Get It On!

This years NBA Playoff Basketball has a number of twist and turns that will no doubt make it extremely exciting for NBA fans. I for one will be watching but I am the Fan Man! Sports is what I do and I love my work... 

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