Amuseddaysleeper
12-07-2012, 03:42 PM
Stephen Jackson peers out the window of a swank hotel on a San Antonio Spurs road trip to Los Angeles in early November, a couple of weeks before a fractured pinky would land him on the injury list.
There’s a direct view of an empty Santa Monica beach and the morning sky is cloudy and dark, contrasting his upbeat mood.
He plops down on a plush couch in his one-bedroom suite. In an alcove is a tray with last night’s room service. The complimentary mini ketchup and mayonnaise bottles haven’t been touched.
The muted, wall-mounted television plays an old action movie with Sylvester Stallone battling some obligatory Hollywood evil.
On the coffee table in front of him are several cellphones and a modest stack of cash.
Settling in, he adjusts his loose-fitting cargo pants. The team bus won’t leave for the airport for a couple hours.
He fires off a text and then silences his phone to field questions about his musical aspirations, his favorite team, the Palace brawl, cheating death and what it’s like to be the notorious Captain Jack.
Read More... (http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/15111/stephen-jackson-talks-rap-loyalty-life)
There’s a direct view of an empty Santa Monica beach and the morning sky is cloudy and dark, contrasting his upbeat mood.
He plops down on a plush couch in his one-bedroom suite. In an alcove is a tray with last night’s room service. The complimentary mini ketchup and mayonnaise bottles haven’t been touched.
The muted, wall-mounted television plays an old action movie with Sylvester Stallone battling some obligatory Hollywood evil.
On the coffee table in front of him are several cellphones and a modest stack of cash.
Settling in, he adjusts his loose-fitting cargo pants. The team bus won’t leave for the airport for a couple hours.
He fires off a text and then silences his phone to field questions about his musical aspirations, his favorite team, the Palace brawl, cheating death and what it’s like to be the notorious Captain Jack.
Read More... (http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/15111/stephen-jackson-talks-rap-loyalty-life)