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Scoop Jackson June 2000 Did you enjoy doing the Channel 4 show? YES. ESPECIALLY THE FIRST YEAR. I THOUGHT THOSE SHOWS WERE REALLY GROUND-BREAKING. I FELT THAT WE WERE ONTO SOME SHIT. NOT ONLY WERE THEY FUN, I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOOD. Why did it finish? OUR AGREEMENT/CONTRACT HAD EXPIRED WITH THE NBA. PLUS, THE DIRECTION AND DEDICATION OF THE SHOW WAS CHANGING AND THERE WAS A CHANCE THAT MARK WEBSTER AND I WEREN'T GOING TO BE WORKING TOGETHER - AND TO ME THAT WAS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS I WAS THERE ANYWAY. BESIDES, BEV IS A LOT BETTER LOOKING THAN ME. Would you do the show again? NOT REALLY. I'M DOING WORK WITH THE NBA TRYING TO BUILD UP THEIR TV NETWORK, NBA.COMTV. TELEVISON IS JUST A FUN THING TO DO FOR ME, IT'S REALLY NOT MY THING-THING. I'M STILL A JOURNALIST AT HEART. We know what you and Mark are doing now, but what's Dave up to? DLNY I THINK IS DOING SOME FREELANCE WORK WITH MTV. LAST I TALKED TO HIM HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO LA. THAT'S MY DAWG, I WISH THE BEST FOR HIM ALWAYS. Tell us a joke? MICHAEL JORDAN CAN'T STOP ME! (STOP LAUGHING!) What three things would you take to a desert island? MY WIFE, MY MUSIC AND MY BASKETBALL Who's your best friend in basketball? EITHER IVERSON OR GRANT HILL. I HAVE ALOT OF LOVE FOR BOTH OF THEM. Do you have a website and if so where? NBA.COM (THE UNDERGROUND) What's in your walkman at the moment? I'VE GOT A 5 DISK WALKMAN WITH SHIT IN IT YOU PROBABLY HAVEN'T HEARD OF (YOU KNOW I LIKES TO KEEP IT REALLY UNDERGROUND): RAH DIGGA, SLUM VILLAGE, RACHELL FERRELL'S NEW JOINT "INVINCIBILITY", A GOSPEL SINGER NAMED VICTOR HOBBS, AND A R&B GROUP CALLED 3 FROM THE SOUL. MY EXTRA CD IS FROM THIS GROUP CALLED THE PHAT CAT PLAYERS CALLED "MAKE IT PHAT, BABY." IT'S RIDICULOUS! Did you play a fantasy league this year, if so then how'd you do? NO. I'M WEIRD. I'M NOT INTO THE FANTASY THING. AT LEAST, NOT WITH BASKETBALL. (LAUGH) Easiest person in basketball to interview? EITHER CHRIS WEBBER OR KOBE BRYANT FOR ME. DIFFERENT WRITERS HAVE DIFFERENT PLAYERS THAT ARE MORE OPEN AND EASY WITH THEM. KOBE WILL ACTUALLY CALL YOU/ME BACK. And the hardest? JOHN STOCKTON HAS NEVER SAID A WORD TO ME IN 7 YEARS. Favourite movie? "DO THE RIGHT THING" Favourite TV show? "SANFORD & SON" Favourite actor? PROBABLY WELSEY SNIPES OR DON CHEADE Favourite actress? REGINA KING Can you name a British soccer team? HELL YEAH, Will you ever write a book? DONE TWO. THE FIRST WAS ENTITLED "THE LAST BLACK MECCA: HIP HOP" AND THE SECOND WAS ENTITLED "THE DARKSIDE: CHRONICLING THE YOUNG BLACK EXPERIENCE" What's required to move basketball up to the next level in the UK? FOR TELEVISON PRODUCERS AND MAGAZINE AND NEWSPAPER EDITORS TO PAY MORE ATTENTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN BRIXTON PARK. So will we ever hear the phrase "Man that British guy can play"? HAVE YOU EVER CHECKED OUT THE "ROUGH&READY" TOURNAMENT? TRUST ME, THE PHRASE HAS BEEN SAID BEFORE. MANY TIMES. Favourite websites? Will you visit ours? NO DOUBT. What's your worst vice? GYM SHOES OR MAGAZINES. I HAVE TOO MANY SNEAKS AND I READ TOO MUCH Who's your team? THE KNICKS. Best read? "THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X." STILL TO ME IT'S THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD. What's the meaning of life? STAY 3 STEPS UP, BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO PUSH YOU TWO STEPS BACK. Do you own any of Shaq's cd's? ALL OF THEM. Will you be buying Kobe's? NO DOUBT. THAT'S MY MAN, GOTTA GIVE LOVE WHERE LOVE IS DUE. Best player ever? CAN'T FRONT ON MJ. BUT I'M STILL A HUGE JULIUS ERVING FAN AS THE BEST EVER. Best player now? POUND-FOR-POUND, SHAQ IS NO FUCKIN' JOKE! BUT IF I HAD TO START A TEAM, EITHER KOBE, IVERSON OR PIPPEN. Name a young player for us to look out for? DAJUAN WAGNER Any phobias? CIA OR FBI Greatest passion apart from basketball? MUSIC Do you own any rare memorabillia? AN AUTHENTIC BERNARD KING KNICKS JERSEY AND A SIGNED BALL FROM DR.J. Schooldays - best or worst days of your life? IN BETWEEN. THE BEST DAYS OF MY LIFE ARE PROBABLY NOW BECAUSE OF MY FAM (WIFE AND KIDS). THE WHOLE FAMILY SHIT MEANS A LOT TO ME BECAUSE THAT'S THE FOUNDATION OF EVERYTHING AND THAT'S WHAT WE ALL THRIVE TO HAVE. THE WORST DAYS WERE PROBLY THE LAST 6 MONTHS OF LAST YEAR AND THE BEGINING OF THIS YEAR WATCHING MY MOTHER PASS AWAY. Salaries - too high or just right? NEVER TOO HIGH. TRUST ME, NO OWNER IS EVER GOING TO GO BROKE PAYING ATHELTES. AS LONG AS THE OWNERS CAN AFFORD TO PAY THE BROTHAS, MORE POWER TO 'EM. THAT'S REAL. When did you last get drunk? IT'S BEEN A MINUTE. I DON'T BUBBLE LIKE I USED TO SINCE I STOPPED HANGIN' WITH MARK WEBSTER! (LAUGH) Would you write a piece for us? AS LONG AS I HAVE THE TIME. Any message for the fans in the UK? KEEP YOUR SOULS INTO FUTBOL, BUT OPEN YOUR HEARTS TO BASKETBALL. TO ME IT'S ONE OF GOD'S GREATEST CREATIONS. YA HEARD? Did you enjoy this questionaire? IT WAS STRAIGHT LIKE 6 O'CLOCK. PEACE. |
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