News Sherman Alexie Takes the Stand
posted by on June 19 at 10:59 AM
Author and Stranger columnist Sherman Alexie is up on the stand, giving testimony in the Sonics trial RIGHT NOW!
Josh Feit will post a full account of Alexie’s apparently very enthusiastic testimony later today, but he called in to drop a few gems.
On the stand, Alexie was asked what makes NBA players so special. He responded, “the great thing is that they wear such little clothes. You can see their muscles.” Alexie also likened players like LeBron James to Greek gods, referring to them as “the current mythology we’ll look back on in 100 years.”
Alexie went on to complain about how the Sonics ownership is treating current season ticket holders. Apparently, when Alexie attended a season ticket holder party earlier this year, Key Arena staff didn’t recognize him and he had to introduce himself. The horror.
A final note: When Alexie was asked who he wrote for, he listed Time magazine, the New York Times and The Stranger. Alexie was then asked to define The Stranger, stating “oh, you know, it’s a local lefty gay-friendly paper. It’s the best paper in the city.”
Now it’s a matter of record.
Greek gods, really? I'm not sure being able to dribble and throw a ball qualify one for godhood.
Shame I couldn't be there to throw my panties at the stand.
He thinks it's the "best paper in the city" because it's the only paper in the city that will print him prattling on endlessly making entirely irrelevent proints. Although apparently the local court transcripts now also let him do that.
He's peeved that the key area staff didn't recognize him? So I guess he's an incurable narcisist, too. Hardly surprising, given that he got on KUOW to broadcast to the world a blow-by-blow account of how he accepted his National Book Award with a vomit in his mouth.
Sherman Alexie pwns so hard it's not even funny.
I like my proints in salad.
David likes his insalate.
That's so cute: You're both legends in your own minds.
i fail to see how comic relief helps the city's case.
@7 I agree.
What is this circus of a trial about, anyway? What happened to the simple notion of a breech of contract?
sigh...if only those arrows were real.
Wow, actual Sherman Alexie haters. I thought I was so alone. I once heard him tell a diarrhea story about being on Oprah getting surprised (yeah, sure) with a WWII medal for his late gramps. It was sort of funny but mostly not.
He provides anecdotal evidence that there is at least one human in Seattle who will provide the Sonics with a little cash and a body in the stands. He probably did it better than the guy in Section 118, Row G, Seat 24.
I hope he makes the point that some rich white dude from Oklahoma is coming West to steal his shit.
According to ESPN's account, Sherman made a clown of himself.
David Wright doesn't like sports. NOTED.
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