Houston Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy must be smiling.
Apparently unhappy that his superstar center wasn’t behaving like a typical NBA prima donna regarding his shoe company, the usually unsmiling coach made a few cracks that Yao Ming’s shoe company (Reebok) is somehow responsible for the center’s chronic toe problems (never mind that the center had the same shoe company and was wearing the same shoes during the world championships this summer).
That prompted a Chronicle story. And another. And a feature.
And a Chronicle sports column.
And today, the Chronicle Editorial LiveJournalists weighed in!
Cracking on Reebok.
Somehow, I don’t think journalists in the world’s greatest media city would have given the perpetually dour coach’s shoe complaints quite so much play back when he was heading up the Knicks.
Seriously, can you imagine the New York Times editorial page weighing in on such a trivial matter?
No. That wouldn’t be world class.
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UPDATE: I didn’t notice this sidebar on the feature story when I posted. It’s priceless:
Ten things you need to know about toes and toenails
