Chris Herren story

[Alexander Wang <awang@MIT.EDU>]

I found the following story on hoopstv.com:

	In Fall River, Chris Herren was enjoying his senior season at Durfee High
School. Chris was one of the best players in Massachusetts and on this
particluar night, he was involved in an intense one-on-one battle. 
	The Durfee squad was playing their cross town rival and the dude that was
d-ing up Chris was all up in his grill every time down the court. In the
beginning of the run, Chris let the words slide off his shoulders but his
tolerance slowly started to fade as the game wore on. 
	During one of the opponents possessions, the kid that was guarding Herren
took the pill on the left wing and hit a three in Chriss face. As they ran
back down the court, the dude was all over Herren, abusing him with his
verbal attacks. 
	Finally, Chris had enough. He called for the ball and isolated his trash
talking nemesis at the top of the key. They were both chirping now, yelling
back and forth as the crowd rose to their feet in recognition of the battle
for respect that was about to go down. Herrens opponent was deep into his
defensive stance, arms and legs spread, mouth running. 
	Chris stood in place, dribbling, before issuing a simple warning, Dont
ever f*** with my sh**. With that, he wound up and threw the rock as hard
as he could off the forehead and face of the dude who was stupid enough to
challenge his manhood. Chris grabbed the carom as his opponent fell, took
two dribbles and flushed over the teams big man. It looked close enough to
be a pass for anyone to argue against the move, but those in the know
didnt doubt the motive and the message it sent: dont ever front on Chris
Herren on his home court. 

OK, can't imagine him getting away with this against Gary Payton... 

Alex