Hooray for Hollywood
Michael Wright
Sunday June 11, 2000
Saturday June 10, Los Angeles California, from the plush Chic Hearn pressroom deep inside Staples Center. The Los Angeles Avengers and the Arizona Rattlers squared off in a Western Division game, and the ending was straight out of Hollywood, the disappointment here is as thick as the LA smog…
Dear readers, you expect things to be different when you come to the "Entertainment Capital of the World," but when "Rocky and Bulwinkle" are involved in the coin toss, you know you`re not in Kansas anymore…
Now, this being L.A., you can`t just have someone`s cousin or friend sing the National Anthem, no sir, these people all have recording contracts and agents, and recording artist "KINA" was no exception…
The Avengers won their first game last week, and were 7 seconds away from winning their second game, when Hunkie Cooper parted the waters like Charleston Heston, and led his people to victory, running back the kickoff 54 yards…
 Cooper returned this Kickoff to win as time ticked away... Image courtesy of Mike Wright |
L.A. QB Todd Marinovich had a solid game, posting 20 of 32 for 258 yards and 7 TDs. I imagine the DA`s decision not to file rape charges helped his concentration… Chris Jackson had an outstanding game, with 9 catches for 113 yards and 4 TDs…
Arizona QB Sherdrick Bonner had a good performance, 18 of 38 for 255 yards and 5 TDs… Maurice Bryant turned in another acrobatic performance with 7 catches for 121 yards and 2 TDs…
I`d like to tell you more, but my cell phone just rang, it was "Rocky and Bullwinkle" they want to meet for drinks, later dudes…
Michael Wright was a writer for ArenaFan Online from 2000 to 2001.
