Adam Ballinger

On the Road with Bubbles

Published by Adam Ballinger on January 17, 2014

A big part of being a professional athlete is travel and it is no different in the NBL. Australia being such a large country means a lot of planes, a lot of hotels and a lot of down time. Developing a good rapport with your room mate goes a long way towards the quality of a road trip. There are lots… Read more →

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Bird Facts #5

Published by Adam Ballinger on January 1, 2014

This is probably the most well-known ‘legend’ of Larry Bird but that doesn’t make it any less amazing. It’s hard to believe how close one of the icons of the NBA came to never even playing college basketball. Bird has even said that he was grateful to have the maintenance job with the city, claiming that he was content and… Read more →

Bird Facts #4

Published by Adam Ballinger on December 20, 2013

This story legitimizes Larry’s ‘Hick from French Lick’ nickname. He was the number one pick in the NBA draft and how did he preparing for the upcoming season? By playing some rec. league softball and mushroom hunting of course. The most amazing thing about it all is that he claims to have never had the same feel for the ball because of the nerve damage that… Read more →

Bird Facts #3

Published by Adam Ballinger on December 10, 2013

This is one of the legends of Larry Bird that that I heard repeatedly growing up. High school basketball is a huge deal in Indiana (if you don’t believe me refer to the movie Hoosiers). Being chosen for the state all-star team is just about the highest honor you can receive so it is no surprise that not playing much… Read more →

Bird Facts #2

Published by Adam Ballinger on December 4, 2013

Can you imagine something like this ever happening in today’s NBA? Believe it or not, since doing this strip a couple of years ago, I have learned that it wasn’t five million it was ten million…….. 10 MILLION DOLLARS! It wasn’t like he was hurting for cash at the end of his career or anything but I think it’s safe… Read more →

Bird Facts

Published by Adam Ballinger on November 24, 2013

Growing up in Indiana basketball is king, and the king of basketball is Larry Bird. Not only was he one of my idols but he was most of my friends idol too. Whenever we would play pick up ball out in the driveway or in the backyard on the side of a barn (yes that actually happens,) everyone would want to be Larry Bird. It didn’t… Read more →