The Bad Ash Blog

How Understated Athletes Are Often Overshadowed for Abstaining from the Public Eye  (Shoutout to Andrew Goldsmith for the title) Sports are never-ending so when I say, "This year in sports..." I do not even know where it begins and where it ends. But I will say this, I hope you all have appreciated these last few months that we have had.  Now this is not a blog post of reflection, but I feel as though some things that have happened within our sports world should be touched upon. What drew me to write this you may ask? Well, Serena Williams just won her 22nd Grand Slam and Tim Duncan just announced his retirement. (As if Kobe was not hard enough, Timmy. How could you do this now?) This should look familiar.  It was time for Serena to tie the record for most-Grand Slams and it was time for the great Tim Duncan to hang it up... And it is time that we appreciate what has always been right in front of us.  Is this what the kids call a 'bromance

I am here to end this debate once and for all... Okay. Just kidding.  This kind of debate is like no other. It will go on for an eternity, and then longer. Sorry, I just kind of felt that this picture was necessary. Mirror mirror, on the wall... Who is the greatest basketball player of them all?  Seriously. Nobody lie to themselves. We have all enjoyed this topic of conservation with our coworkers on a slow day at work, correct?  "Hey. Who is in your Top 5?" Cue the rolling of the eyes and the sarcastic chuckles once you begin.  Who is on your Sports Mt. Rushmore? I am not responsible for this Mt. Rushmore (I felt that was vital to say). It may turn into a heated conversation, but those are the conversations that we live for as sports enthusiasts.  Michael over Kobe... Kobe over LeBron... Wait, LeBron over Kobe?  Okay, but Magic and Bill over LeBron.  Steph over ... ? No way. Stephen Curry is only 28 years old. His legacy is far from being over. He