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Hardwood Paroxysm Presents: NBA player vacation destinations

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Apr 24, 2015; Dallas, TX, USA; Dallas Mavericks center Amar
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May 2, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich in the first half of game seven of the first round of the NBA Playoffs against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
May 2, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich in the first half of game seven of the first round of the NBA Playoffs against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /

Gregg Popovich Visits The Old World

Jordan White – Hardwood Paroxysm

This is the part where I’m supposed to tell you about Gregg Popovich’s vacation to various wine locales around the world – the Loire valley, Champagne, Spain to sample some Riojas and the lovely wines produced by the fascinating tempranillo grape, over to Hungary to check on their booming wine industry, Italy for a fine Soave, and the like. I would love to tell you about all this.

It would be a delight to tell you which wines Pop loved, and which he didn’t care for. We can guess, of course. Pop seems like a man who loves a good champagne, but only when the occasion calls for it. I hope he likes a nice Cotes Du Rhone (who doesn’t?!), but I have a tough time seeing him enjoying many Pinot Grigios.

Nothing would please me more than to describe his conversations with not just the owners of the winery, but those who work in the field. If I had to guess, I bet Pop rolled up his sleeves and picked a few grapes himself. Of course, I can’t tell you anything about this, even though I’m absolutely sure it happened, because I would be whisked away in the middle of the night and never seen or heard from again. Such is the way of the Spurs.

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