Tuesday, October 30, 2007

A Lost Legend

Shawn Kemp, Gary Payton, and the Seattle Supersonics during the 90's were a consistently daunting force in the Western Conference. Shawn Kemp used to strike fear in the hearts of opposing defenders. Even Hall of Famers such as Charles Barkley could find no solution to The Reign Man's combination of eagle wings and bear arms.

After losing to Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls in the 1996 NBA Finals in six games, Shawn Kemp demanded a new contract that wouldn't pay him substantially less than his inferior teammates. After being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers due to friction with management over contract negotiations things went downhill:
The once tyrannical play of Shawn declined as he lost control of his weight due in part to his addiction to cocaine and abuse of alcohol. Unaware of the existence of birth control he fathered seven children with six different women. He was arrested in 2005 and 2006 for various drug and weapon possession charges. Yet on a lighter note, Shawn Kemp is attempting a comeback and many teams are interested mainly because he is back to the weight of his All-Star days.

Don't think The Reign Man didn't know what he was doing when he went through all those paternity suits:
Ladies and Gentlemen, Shawn Kemp Jr.
Daddy Reign knew that when Shawn Jr.'s NBA contract came around, Pops would get a little on the side.

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