Short-term Bull takes the long view on life
"My goal right now is to evolve gracefully into being an ex-basketball player"
The Bulls waived Joseph Blair on Wednesday, a move as inevitable as it is inconsequential in the world of NBA movers and shakers.
But the one line of agate type announcing his release that will appear under 'Transactions' in Thursday's newspapers can't capture the essence of the life Blair has lived.
You won't find many NBA rookies - or veterans, for that matter - who call Khalil Gibran their favorite author 'by far' and spend pregame time reading Sidney Poitier's spiritual autobiography, 'The Measure of a Man.' Read more