It is a pleasant summer evening, and I am at the Hollywood Bowl for a concert with my son. One of my son’s classmates and his dad had extra tickets, so they invited us to go.
The concert starts, and we are enjoying the music. In the semi-darkness, I notice a small group of people make their way up the aisle from the corner of the amphitheater, near the stage. Normally, such a group would not be that noticeable, but one of the members of the group was quite tall.
Quite tall.
At 6’2”, I am not exactly of diminutive stature, but this guy had me by a few inches. As my grandmother would say, “A tall drink of water.”
My son notices him, too, and he says (shouts), “Who is that?” He is at an age where he is following sports, and he knows the names of many of the players, courtesy of Sports Illustrated for Kids.
The gentleman is about 25 feet away from me, and as I study him for a moment, it becomes fairly clear to me who he is. It’s Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Article written by Todd Pheifer