I was a big subscriber of superstitions and curses in my younger days. Sports team I root for wasn't playing well? Had to move to another seat, like I was some antenna made out of aluminum foil. Never drafted a player in fantasy football if he graced the cover of Madden. I mean, come on. Without fail, either a player got injured or production fell off hard the following year. We have grown as a society, though. I have grown as well. We now utilize our brains to explain things that were previously unexplainable. For the Madden Curse, a logical explanation was that players are celebrated by being on the cover of the videogame because they have reached the pinnacle of their careers.
pin·na·cle
ˈpinək(ə)l/
noun
"he had reached the pinnacle of his career"
There's literally no place to go but down. Add in the age factor and number of games played, and the "curse" doesn't seem so mysterious after all. How things have gone down the past couple of weeks in the NBA, I'm beginning to reevaluate my stance on the issue. In late January, LeBron James and Steph Curry particiated in the All-Star Draft.
First, DeMarcus Cousins went down with injury. Then, Kevin Love. John Wall. The latest victim? Kristaps Porzingis. Last night, he tore the ACL in his left knee after this. I will think of you everytime my 2-year-old daughter puts on My Little Pony. Michael Beasley is the obvious get, but he's probably been rostered already. Kyle O'Quinn is also an interesting pickup, as he would be the big off the bench to give either a break. Yo, LeBron. Whatever you're doing? STOP!!! Here's what else I saw last night:As drafted by #NBAAllStar team captains #LeBronJames and #StephenCurry....
The 2018 @NBAAllStar Rosters! pic.twitter.com/TbZtvitP4f — NBA (@NBA) January 26, 2018