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Tyrus Thomas (right) and Ameen Walker (left) in Everything Philly, their new authentic, Philadelphia-inspired restaurant in College Row at Northgate.
RIGHT AT HOME Ten years after his Final Four appearance, former LSU basketball star and entrepreneur Tyrus Thomas is living an “excellent moment” in life with the help of his mentor. BY JAMES BEWERS @JamesBewers_TDR Tyrus Thomas subtly rises from his table to peer out the glossy glass doors of Everything Philly — an authentic, Philadelphia-inspired restaurant in College Row at Northgate, set for its grand opening Saturday. As the smell of original-recipe pizza wafts through the eatery, the 6-foot-10 Thomas motions to a water tower in the distance. The looming reservoir, adjacent to Thomas H. Delpit Drive, is ordinary enough to most. But for the former LSU shot-blocking titan, it’s a fond reminder of his conquered past. Thomas used to live in a duplex directly under that white tower and went to McKinley Senior High School just down the street. He said people from his neighborhood rarely leave, and if they do, they don’t come back. Now, Thomas points to that tower from the restaurant he co-owns with his friend and self-described mentor, Ameen Walker, a 50-year-old Philadelphia native who has served as Thomas’ business adviser and partner for roughly two-and-ahalf years. At an early age, Thomas feared the tower would tip over. But now he just smiles at it, realizing how far he’s come.
“I’ve looked at it when I’m running the bleachers at Tiger Stadium, and I can stand at Tiger Stadium and look down on top of the water tower,” he said. “It’s pretty cool, man, being able to look down at something that you once were afraid of. And now, you’re just moving freely.” Thomas, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2006 NBA draft, is more than a year removed from his last stint in the NBA and recently returned from playing professional basketball in Germany. He’s ten years, to the day, removed from when the Tigers walked into the RCA Dome in Indianapolis for the program’s first appearance in the Final Four in 20 years. The 2006 Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Year doesn’t think about his collegiate days often, despite his introspective nature. He’s home, opening a restaurant in his neighborhood and living an “excellent moment” in life as an entrepreneur. At 29, Thomas hasn’t given up on basketball, but he’ll let that sort itself out when the time comes. “I think for a long time with Tyrus, he felt like he left the league wrong,” Walker said. “When I met him, he wanted to get back in the league strictly so that he could leave on his own terms, and people would say, ‘He was a great guy. He was a team player. He was all of this stuff.’ Now, he wants to get back into the league because
he wants to still play. He has the passion for it. “And there’s a big difference, if you understand what I’m saying.” • • • The significance of being a part of the most successful LSU basketball team in three decades isn’t lost on Thomas. He’s done his share of interviews about the topic, the 10-year anniversary of the fourth-seeded Tigers’ remarkable run under then-coach John Brady. Thomas recorded 99 blocks that season, ranking fourth in program history behind only Shaquille O’Neal’s three seasons. LSU defeated No. 1-seed Duke in the Sweet Sixteen and No. 2-seed Texas in the Elite Eight, and eventually fell to No. 2-seed UCLA in the Final Four. Thomas, the NCAA Atlanta Regional Most Valuable Player, collected nine points and 13 rebounds against the Blue Devils and 21 points and 13 rebounds in overtime win versus the Longhorns. Really, all of that is “bittersweet” to him because his team, a fraternity of kids from Louisiana, didn’t accomplish their ultimate goal. Though the Tigers shared a bond in the months following Hurricanes Katrina
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BY SAMUEL CARTER KARLIN @samkarlin A University professor will spend many of his Fridays at the State Capitol until September wading through the state’s tax code and honing in on solutions to the recurring budget deficits that have plagued Louisiana for years. James Richardson, a business professor who has been at the University since 1970, is no stranger to the game of tax policy. He has served as a fiscal adviser to the state in various capacities for decades. In the late ’80s and early ’90s, he advised RICHARDSON then-Gov. Buddy Roemer in the wake of one of the worst financial crises in the state’s history — worse than the current problems, according to many who were there at the time. The committee he serves on, called the Task Force on Structural Changes in Budget and Tax Policy, was commissioned to report findings on how the state can reform its taxes in the recent special legislative session. The task force comes after years of short-term budget fixes, disparaged by nearly everyone in the Legislature, which caused recurring deficits and bonestripping cuts to important state agencies including colleges and universities. And while phrases like “tax code,” “statutory dedications” and “structural reform” may make the eyes of college students glaze over, they affect the cost of tuition, alcohol and cigarettes and hit those students in the wallet. When the state fell on hard times during Bobby Jindal’s two terms, the former governor took tax increases off the table. Short on cash, the state took away general fund dollars for colleges and universities and raised tuition to make up part of the difference. “Jindal was raising taxes well
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Man arrested for traffic offense, possession of dangerous chemical substances LSUPD spokesperson Marshall Walters said David Tran, 23, was arrested on March 16 at 8:26 a.m. for a traffic offense, stopping, standing and parking, DWI, possession of dangerous chemical substances and possession of drug paraphernalia. LSUPD observed a U-Haul truck parked on South Stadium Drive, with Tran, the driver, standing in the roadway and exhibiting signs
of intoxication. After failing a sobriety test, Tran underwent an EMS evaluation, Walters said. Walters said, during the evaluation and subsequent investigation, numerous CO2 cartridges were found in his vehicle. Walters said Tran was issued a misdemeanor summons and released.
Juvenile books self into prison after LSUPD recovers stolen vehicle A 17-year-old juvenile was arrested on March 16 for theft of a motor vehicle that occurred Sept. 24, Walters said. Law enforcement recovered a vehicle off campus that was stolen from campus six months
ago and filed a warrant based on DNA evidence and evidence recovered from the vehicle. After turning himself in, the juvenile was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Detention Center.
Student arrested for breaking mirrors in Alex Box bathroom Walters said LSUPD arrested University student Dane Landry, 21, on March 25 at 8:45 a.m. for an incident that occurred on March 16. During an LSU baseball game on March 16, LSUPD responded to complaints at Alex Box Stadium of broken mirrors in the bathroom. When police went to investigate, it appeared as though someone had
punched the mirrors, Walters said. Because Landry was escorted out of the stadium for intoxication and causing a disturbance, Walters said officers were unable to charge him due to lack of evidence. After being re-interviewed on March 25, Landry was arrested for simple criminal damage to property.
Staff member arrested for aggravated Laundry machine burglar arrested by LSUPD and BRPD assault of fellow employee Walters said University staff member Lloyd Davis, 60, was arrested on March 16 at 1:45 p.m. for aggravated assault of a fellow employee. During
an altercation, Davis pulled a knife from his pocket and held it at his side, Walters said. Davis was issued a misdemeanor summons and released.
Simon Manuel, 41, was arrested on March 21 at 10:30 a.m. for simple burglary, Walters said. After learning BRPD already booked Manuel into EBR Parish
Prison for burglary, LSUPD also booked him into parish prison for laundry machine burglaries occurring Feb. 10, adding the simple burglary charge, Walters said.
RICHARDSON, from page 1
Countless nuances in the state’s fiscal policies put Louisiana in its current position and caused the “tax” — higher tuition — on students. And nearly
everyone has a different view on how to solve the state’s structural problems. Some suggest stripping away dedicated money, which goes by
law to certain areas automatically. Others say tax giveaways should be on the chopping block. But just about every lawmaker agrees on sweeping changes, which are expected in the next fiscal session in 2017. “It can’t continue. You can’t keep sending money out the door,” said Senate President John Alario. Alario added he’s not “married” to any particular idea for solving the problem but said something needs to happen. “This structure is pitiful,” said Robert Adley, adviser to Gov. John Bel Edwards. Richardson said a big problem is the state’s reliance on mineral revenues, most of which come from the floundering oil and gas industry. “They have to decide they’re not going to rely on mineral revenues to save the day,” he said. “Right now I think they all go to church every morning and pray that oil prices will go up.” Richardson also chairs the Revenue Estimating Conference, the body that adopts the official numbers of revenue collections. He said the special session, which was short on time and filled with a crop of new legislators and House leadership, accomplished most of what it set out to do in the current fiscal year, lessening the shortfall from nearly $1 billion to less than $100 million. But it didn’t come close to solving next fiscal year’s shortfall, which currently sits near $750 million. Many understood that the systemic issues with the budget, that cause cuts to schools and hospitals each year, wasn’t going to be solved in a four-week special session. “Did they make the tax code better or worse? They made it more complicated. Much more complicated,” Richardson said.
before 2015. He just didn’t call it that,” Richardson said. “He made students taxpayers.”
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Unfinished Business Tigers take light-hearted approach to overcome nerves in NCAA Regionals BY MARKUS HÜFNER | @Hufner_TDR As the No. 3 LSU gymnastics team arrives in Athens, Georgia, to compete in the Athens Regional at 3 p.m. Saturday, the same team that delivered the Tigers’ only conference loss this season is welcoming them along with four other programs, but this time, the entire postseason is on the line. In addition to the secondseeded Georgia Gymdogs, No. 1 LSU (18-4, 6-1 Southeastern Conference) will compete against Oregon State, Arizona, George Washington and Michigan State, while the
top-two finishers will move on to the NCAA Semifinals in Fort Worth, Texas, on April 15. “We’re ready to go in there with a sort of unfinished business type of attitude,” said junior allarounder Sydney Ewing. “We know we’re a much better team now than we were then, so we’re really excited to go back in there and perform the way we wanted to the first time.” After a disappointing third-place finish at the SEC Ch a mpionsh ips, preparing for the immense upcoming pressure has been a focus in practice. While having at least one freshman on all events, the
Tigers cannot only rely on their upperclassmen in intensified postseason situations. “[Freshmen all-arounders] Lexie Priessman and Sarah Finnegan are certainly mainstays in our lineup, and we really rely on them as much as we rely on [junior and sophomore all-arounders] Ashleigh Gnat and Erin Macadaeg,” said LSU coach D-D Breaux. “It’s an amazing thing what [sophomore all-arounder] Myia Hambrick has been able to do all season long as a first year all-arounder. It’s a real balancing act, and it’s been a fun ride for the team as well as for the staff.” For Finnegan, looking back at the regular season fuels her confidence. After a bye rotation, the Tigers will start at bars, where Finnegan posted a new season high score of a 9.950 at the Texas Women’s quad meet in Denton, Texas, on March 12. “This season has gone by so fast,” Finnegan said. “At the beginning, especially as a freshman, we didn’t really know what to expect, but having regular season under our belt, we have a pretty good feel of college competition. Now we just need to finish the job.” The Tigers also hope to find comfort in the environment. Not only is Georgia’s equipment familiar to even the freshmen, but the team also recently beat third seeded Oregon State by 1.275 points in Denton. Still, LSU’s biggest challenge remains the Gymdogs. The teams’ 49.050 beam score, which among others featured a season-low score of a 9.300 by Gnat, played an important role in the 197.525-196.800 loss to Georgia on Feb. 13. see GEORGIA, page 4
BASEBALL
LSU takes on Auburn in battle of the bottom BY JARRETT MAJOR @Jarrett_tdr When the No. 19 LSU baseball team opens its weekend series at 6 p.m. on Friday at Auburn’s Plainsman Park, LSU will be in the unusual position of one spot out of last place in the Southeastern Conference’s West division standings. “The way we start out Friday, if we can a get a [win] on Friday, will set the tone for the whole weekend,” said sophomore pitcher Alex Lange. “I’m just going to go out there, pound the strike zone early and try to go deep into the game to save the bullpen as much as possible.” LSU (16-8, 2-4 Southeastern Conference) sits ahead of only Auburn (12-13, 1-5 SEC) and is tied with Ole Miss for fifth in the West after two series, but LSU is only two games behind first place. Against Auburn, LSU hopes it can find a way to improve on hitting, its players said. LSU currently ranks eighth in the SEC in batting average at .295. LSU’s ability to hit with runners in scoring position has been its biggest problem against SEC competition. LSU is batting 11of-61 against SEC opponents with runners on second or third base, and hit four of 35 in the category during its four in-conference losses. In LSU’s most recent outing, and loss, against Tulane, LSU had as many hits as the Green Wave but six fewer runs. “Against Tulane, we kind of played dead out here,” Lange said. “It kind of started when we
see BATTLE, page 4 SOFTBALL
Tigers hit the road, as they try to get back to their winning ways BY JOSHUA THORNTON @JoshT_TDR Midway through its season, the eighth-ranked LSU softball team has “hit a bump in the road,” said sophomore pitcher Allie Walljasper. The Tigers (26-8, 3-6 Southeastern Conference) have lost two-straight SEC series and were swept last weekend against No. 1 Florida, ultimately because
of a dearth of runs. LSU’s offense was only able to muster two runs against its SEC foe and stranded 18 baserunners in the series, causing the Tigers to take a different approach ahead of their three-game series against No. 10 Georgia, beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday. LSU coach Beth Torina decided to change things up at practice this week. Instead of going through their normal workout
routines, the fifth-year coach gave each player on the team a partner they would cheer for during practice. Torina said she wanted her squad to get “removed from themselves a little bit.” “We did a lot of stuff,” Torina said. “We’re encouraging them to just cheer for each other. They’re doing their best to get over some of the recent losses. They’re trying to get back to business as
normal.” Motivation from the autobiography of UFC fighter and former bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey also helped the Tigers. “My Fight / Your Fight” was a book Torina had her team read in the fall. She decided to pull it off the bookshelf Monday for a little inspiration. “It kind of matters what we think of ourselves, more than what other people think of us,”
said freshman shortstop Amber Serrett. “Ronda Rousey said something in her book, like once you let people tell you that you’re up, they can also tell you when you’re down.” The Tigers will go up against a Georgia team currently riding a five-game win streak that has won eight of their last 10 games. Winning in Athens, Georgia has
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page 4 BATTLE, from page 3 arrived, and we weren’t really in the right mindset. We cannot keep going through the motions.” While LSU has struggled at the plate as the season has progressed, Auburn has not. Auburn is second in the SEC and ninth in the nation in batting average at .326, and fifth in the SEC, with 21 home runs. “They have really good hitters,” said junior pitcher Jared Poche’. “Their leading hitter [junior outfielder Anfernee Grier] is a really good hitter. I played with him before college. One through nine, they are pretty solid. So, we will have our hands full. I am looking forward to that.” To cool off the Auburn bats, LSU is starting right-handed Lange (2-1) on Friday for just the second time this season, LSU coach Paul Mainieri said Thursday. “[Lange] has overpowering stuff and gives us a chance to
COMEBACK, from page 3 been tough for opposing teams this year, as the Bulldogs boast a 15-1 record at Turner Softball Stadium. Senior infielder Tina Iosefa leads the squad with 12 home runs. The Bulldogs sit atop the SEC in batting average at .378 and with 341 hits this season.
have a good start to the series,” Mainieri said. “He’s a true ace, and I just think it is time for him to be the Friday night guy.” While Auburn’s hitting has been a potent force, Auburn’s pitching has been a source of troubles. Auburn is No. 13 in the SEC in ERA, No. 13 in strikeouts, No. 12 in runs allowed and No. 11 in opponent’s batting average. In recent years, LSU has had success against Auburn, defeated them in nine of the last 10 outings and in 19 of their last 26 meetings. LSU won three of the four meetings against Auburn last season, including a 9-8 victory in the SEC Championship Tournament. Despite the recent dominance against Auburn and the tough SEC start, LSU is not letting the pressure control them, said junior shortstop Kramer Robertson. “We need to take it one pitch at time,” Robertson said. “It’s tough,” Torina said. “It’s a tough place to go on the road. We’ll show up and give them our best game. We’ll prepare our kids like we always do and have a good game plan.” The Tigers will also be playing against a familiar face, as former LSU all-american pitcher Rachele Fico is an assistant and pitching coach for
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Freshman Alex Lange (35) pitches during the Tigers’ 4-3 first victory against ULL on June 6, 2015 in Alex Box Stadium. “We have all been playing this game for 14 to 15 years. It is just a game... We are going to
focus on what we need to do to be successful and that will lead to us being successful
overall. We trust each other and block out all outside things.”
the Bulldogs. Georgia and Fico will likely send out senior pitcher Chelsea Wilkinson and sophomore pitcher Brittany Gray in the circle against the LSU lineup. Gray (9-3) posts an ERA of 2.28 and Wilkinson (16-2) leads the team with 116 strikeouts. “We know what kind of pitcher [Fico] was,” said LSU
hitting coach Howard Dobson. “She was very good in her own right, for sure. She’s done tremendous things over there with them. It’s a little friendly rivalry.” Each week in the SEC is a battle for the Tigers. The matchup against Georgia will be the fourth-straight top ten ranked SEC opponent LSU has
faced. But the Tigers have put the past couple of weeks behind them and turned their focus to the future, they said. “Playing in the SEC is a brutal schedule,” said LSU senior first baseman Sandra Simmons. “We’re just putting in a lot more work and focusing on the common goal we have in hand.”
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LSU freshman pitcher Allie Walljasper (25) pitches the ball during the Tigers’ 10-5 victory against Arizona on Sunday, May 24, 2015 in Tiger Park.
GEORGIA, from page 3 Since then, LSU has not posted lower than a 49.200 on the event and Gnat’s performances validated her anchoring spot over and over, as she saw a new season high of 9.950 in the Tigers’ following away meet against then-No. 2 Florida on Feb.
26 and a 9.900 at the SEC Championships on March 19. “I had a mental slip at Georgia,” Gnat said. “It was really early in the season. But I’ve become a lot more comfortable in that spot, and I’m really excited because it feels like I get to go back and get a do-over.”
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Beyoncé endorses Hillary Clinton HARP ON IT JOHN GAVIN HARP @SirJohnGavin
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On Thursday evening, Hillary Clinton received some much-needed street cred in the form of an endorsement from religious deity and superstar, Beyoncé. Beyoncé gave the endorsement at a surprise concert in Brooklyn that featured Clinton as the opening act. Clinton performed pitchy renditions of feminist anthems such as “American Woman,” “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” and “Promiscuous.” Following her set, a winded Clinton explained her excitement over the endorsement. “I’m really grateful Beyoncé is standing with me this election season,” Clinton said. “Well, technically, I’m standing with her, but who cares?” As Clinton spoke, Beyoncé and her daughter, Blue Ivy, watched from their thrones made of “Beyoncé for President 2024” campaign signs. Beyoncé’s husband, Jay Z, was not in attendance, due to an altercation with Bernie Sanders supporters in an elevator. “How do you feel about me, millennials? Stream me on TIDAL and in the voting booths at your state’s primary,” Clinton cried before being booed off the stage by Blue Ivy. The high-profile endorsement came after photos of Clinton visiting the set of Beyoncé’s new music video made headlines last week. Reports pointed to the two collaborating on a plan for world domination, but Clinton aides referred
to the meeting as a “power luncheon.” Beyoncé’s support is the latest tactic in Clinton’s quest to trick millennials into voting for her. Clinton suffered a series of defeats in last week’s primaries and is said to be shaking up her campaign strategy. Clinton staffers sent an email to supporters calling them to “get in formation.” The Sanders campaign declined to comment directly on Clinton’s latest endorsement, in fear of facing the wrath of Beyoncé’s predominantly homosexual fanbase. A Sanders spokesperson simply said, “We got 99 problems, but millennials ain’t one.” The remarks were made in efforts to increase support for Sanders with AfricanAmerican voters. Sanders’ struggle with African-Americans recently worsened after an Iggy Azalea song was played at one of his rallies. “Sen. Sanders didn’t mean to play ‘Fancy’ as his walkout song. We fired the intern who screwed up,” Sanders’ spokesperson said. “We all know Sen. Sanders is not in the fast lane from L.A. to Tokyo.” With Beyoncé’s endorsement, Clinton is expected to strengthen her dominion over AfricanAmerican voters. The endorsement is said to be the beginning stages of a partnership between the two female overlords. Clinton will be featured on Beyoncé’s new album, on the song, “Fir$t Lady.” John Gavin Harp is a 45-year-old suburban mom and wine enthusiast from The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
Hillary rolls in formation, proves to Beyoncé she’s got some coordination.
Former Gov. Edwin Edwards to enter presidential race BURNT TO A CRISP
GARRETT HINES @GarrettH_TDR Donald Trump has supporters so rabid that, according to him, he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and no one would switch votes. When former Gov. Edwin Edwards, D-La., heard that, he chuckled slyly and reminded the gaggle gathered in his grand foyer that he said far more colorful things in his near half-century in the public eye. For instance, in the 1983 governor’s race, he boasted the only way for him to lose that race was if he was “caught in bed with a dead
girl or live boy.” This is a man who has seen it all and has battle scars to prove it. To celebrate the third anniversary of his early release from probation, he invited about 50 people to his estate. Along with an invitation was a gold-leafed insert proclaiming a special announcement was to come at this gathering. The 88-year-old former governor decided that he alone is the person who will be able to deny both former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and business magnate Donald Trump the keys to White House. After attending a brief strategy run-down, examining the independent campaign’s internal polling and accounting for the governor’s
unique history of gaining the coy support of voters, I’m convinced he could be right. Who else in America’s history slayed a Klu Klux Klan Grand Wizard while simultaneously getting massive support from the elusive, white working class? The secret to his sauce is not the home-churned butter required to make his grandmother’s famous Roux, but his understanding that people will support government action if it directly allows their hard work to have meaning and
prosperity. Bringing his old-school, New Deal Southern Democrat style in today’s context is a challenge he is ready and willing to take on. Louisiana political vets are salivating at the idea of an Edwin Edwards national independent run. Some say it will be quite the show watching him and his political team, made up of his children and led by his wife Trina, filling out the application to get on the ballot in all the remaining states. Others are more preoccupied speculating about his possible running mate. When I asked what or whom he was
looking for as a VP candidate, he said it had to be someone who understood “how ta end all dis bickering like cats and coyotes,” so take that for what you will. As I walked out of his home, his wife ran out to my car and told me to follow the campaign on Twitter @EdAndTrina2016. She assured me he would be doing all the tweeting and was studying Kanye’s tweets to figure out what the people wanted. If this was not already one of the oddest elections in history, it surely is now. Garrett Hines broke into the newsroom to write this column. Edwin Edwards approves this message.
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ACROSS 1 Residence 6 Item on a seafood platter 10 Rob Reiner’s dad 14 On the __; honest 15 Conceal 16 “The Buckeye State” 17 USNA newcomer 18 “__ jungle out there” 19 Laying birds 20 Trail off from the others 22 Mark made by folding 24 Saga 25 Lodger 26 Greek goddess of wisdom 29 Warrior’s spear 30 Dove’s sound 31 Characteristic 33 At the __ the day; ultimately 37 Gift for a little girl 39 Arm joint 41 Commotion 42 Spotless 44 Jeans fabric 46 Cured salmon 47 Desert beast 49 Meager 51 Not as tall 54 Game like lotto 55 Caterpillar’s silky covering 56 Gate securers 60 Bullring shouts 61 Lie up against 63 Sir __ Newton 64 Soothing drinks 65 Walking stick 66 Nairobi’s nation 67 Actress Daly 68 Dines 69 Go into DOWN 1 Mont Blanc’s range 2 Alternative to suspenders
3 Finished; done 4 Argue formally 5 Grand; luxurious 6 Peru’s neighbor 7 Ceremony 8 Promos 9 Guiding light 10 Making sense; understandable 11 __ of time; early 12 Dishwasher cycle 13 Booby prize winner 21 Angry look 23 Run fast 25 Twirled stick 26 Current letters 27 Saw or hammer 28 Golfer’s focus 29 Written slander 32 Toothed-leaved birch tree 34 Blockhead 35 Smell 36 Crafty; sly
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38 “Canada’s National Summer Sport” 40 Used a towel 43 Intl. alliance 45 Anthropoid 48 Troublemaker 50 Untie 51 Actor Baio
52 Moth-eaten 53 Pacific or Arctic 54 Mulgrew and Middleton 56 Football kick 57 Isn’t able to 58 Actress Ballard 59 Unsightly mark 62 Sheep’s cry
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• • • Thomas acknowledges the two-year period after the Charlotte Bobcats amnestied him in the summer of 2013 with two years left on his contract, including when he needed surgery for a cyst on his spinal cord, were rough. In the meantime, he reignited his passion for photography, using it as a method to “cherish good moments.” Business, under Walker’s tutelage, quickly became Thomas’ other priority, and Walker said the player received some bad advice and was taken advantage of at certain points during his NBA career. Not a basketball fan, Walker didn’t know who Thomas was and wasn’t even taking on new clients when they first met. To the business-savvy Walker, Thomas was just another person with skills in a certain area, and there were two things Thomas needed to know. “You’re here because you need some business help,” Walker told Thomas at their first meeting. “If we’re going to do that, we’re going to do that mutually. The second thing is, I’m glad
you made your money and done all that, but you have to always be thinking about, ‘I want to be altruistic and help people,’ but at the same time, you have to have a good business mind and you have to be growing your wealth.” After a stretch in the NBA Developmental League with the Iowa Energy, including a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies, he ventured to Germany in September 2015 for a six-month term with Eisbäeren Bremerhaven. As his time overseas wound down, he showed more interest in Walker’s plans with Everything Philly and eventually jumped in head first. Walker didn’t mind him coming onboard a little late in the process. He’s hoping to leave full ownership to Thomas once he retires. Walker and his wife, Patrice Morgan, treat Thomas like family. When Thomas is around, Walker and his wife, a nurse and fellow business owner, don’t talk about basketball often. The Walkers’ home is a “safe place” for Thomas, Walker said, but Thomas is becoming his own success story in business, also dabbling in the gold and silver markets. “It’s funny because a couple of weeks ago when we were working on this project, he came up with some things and I told him, ‘You don’t even need me anymore,’” Walker said. “Because he has matured as a businessman. He’s a good businessman. He makes sound decisions now that he didn’t make three
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years ago.” Opening a restaurant was always a dream of Thomas’, and failing doesn’t scare him, unlike the area under the water tower once did. “I want you to come down here at night,” he urged. “And I want you to go on that side of
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Highland Road — on that side of [East] Roosevelt [Street], the diagonal that way, toward [East] McKinley [Street] — and just get out your car and walk around for like 30 minutes when it’s probably like 10 o’clock at night. “Nothing else is going to scare you after you do that.”
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and Rita, Thomas was ready to move on when the NBA came calling. He said he didn’t have many luxuries growing up, and his grandmother had been working at the Tri Delta sorority house for about a quarter of a century. “I tell people, ‘I was the man at LSU,’ but at the same time, my grandmother was on the side of campus scrubbing toilets,” Thomas said. “So, when you get out of that situation, it’s pretty cool.” As he reflects on his career in the NBA, which some deem a bust, he now knows where he erred and where others misjudged his character. Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers and immediately traded to the Chicago Bulls, Thomas experienced the highs and lows of the NBA lifestyle, as well as the attention that comes from a career that never quite reached its ceiling. And then there was the media, which he believed never attempted to get to know him, forming opinions or basing facts on reports, rumors and innuendos. Walker said Thomas used to consume himself with coverage by reading blogs. To Thomas, some reporters acted like students who didn’t know how to show work on a math exam, leaning on someone else for the answers. He didn’t learn that perception is reality until later in his career, which is why he stays away from social media.
“I joke about it all the time,” Thomas said. “People just aren’t smarter enough to think for themselves, like they’re not smart enough to form their own conclusions. I don’t even want to say smart. They’re too lazy. It takes effort to get to know someone.”
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