Credit Donovan for not shying away from the subject or pleading ignorance to how it works. He's the highest-paid coach in college basketball, a future Hall of Famer with more national titles than Def Leppard's drummer has arms.
Here's what I imagined happened in the Rick Allen household tonight:
Rick Allen: Honey, I'm home.
Rick Allen's Wife: How was your day, dear?
Rick Allen: Great. I spent the morning at the Raven Drum Foundation, which as you know, since you're my wife, is a charity I started in Malibu to encourage kids with disabilities to try to overcome them and lead normal, productive lives.
Rick Allen's Wife: That's wonderful. Would you like some dinner?
Rick Allen: Sure. But you know, after a long day of helping children overcome their disabilities, I think what I'd like to do is just sit down, relax, and read some articles about sports -- just to take my mind off of the whole idea of "disabilities," you know?
Rick Allen's Wife: Absolutely.
Rick Allen: That's why I love sports journalism. It's totally "me-neutral," you know? It's a chance just to forget about the fact that I only have one arm. Let's see here...oh. Perfect. An article about Summer basketball camps. No chance of encountering any unpleasantness here.
(one minute later)
Rick Allen: Oh come on!
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