// PRESENTED by Samia Khan
I’m obsessed with basketball (fan since ’94) – so my guess is a majority of these posts will be about that sport. If for some reason I end up writing about baseball or golf or soccer or anything else, humor me and still read anyway.
This is a story about a girl who ends up “selling out” because she wanted to appear like she belonged at the ESPY Awards after party…(beyond just looking like a Basketball Wife.) And yes, that girl would be me. Samia Khan. Now, before you gossip-lovers jump to conclusions that I got wasted or hooked up …
The other day, I told someone they got played… specifically saying something to the extent of… “He played you like a Laker.” (Loose summary: she had high hopes, was let down in the end… yeah, you get it.) Then, because my mind works in a very tangential sense, I started trailing off and next thing …
SCENE ONE: music school in Hollywood, specific location not to be disclosed for fear of stalkers Samia is late to her 6:30 songwriting class due to LA traffic. She parks at a meter at 6:38 and fills it til 7:58, running out of coins and hoping a parking attendant won’t drive by and see a …
What happens when two brown girls walk into a Far East Movement party? It’s like a blizzard. Okay, not really, but I wanted to incorporate the lyrics of the group’s most popular (albeit lyrically confusing) song, “Like a G6.” Anyway. Far East Movement. In case the “Far East” part of their name didn’t give it …
FIRST LISTEN HERE: Diamond Artest – “Fighter” [KHANversations.com Exclusive] I’d never been inspired by an eight-year-old until I got an email from Metta World Peace (yes, the basketball player formerly known as Ron Artest.) Sure, I had been inspired by the tweenage Justin Bieber when watching “Never Say Never” – but never someone under the age of …
What happens when you @mention a former NBA player on Twitter, who just so happens to have gone to your high school? You end up becoming Twitter friends and getting dinner the next time he’s in town. First things first… the NBA player? Bruce Bowen (most notable for winning three NBA championships in the early …
Knock knock. Who’s there? Ron Artest. Ron Artest who? Ron Artest the comedian. Okay okay, I know that wasn’t the best joke you’ve ever heard… but um, that’s because it’s not a joke. It’s reality (funny reality, albeit.) So as any basketball fan knows, the NBA is locked out. As a result, basketball players are …
A comic, a journalist, a professional basketball player, and a “Housewife” all walk into a comedy club…. The journalist says to the comic, “I love the Spurs! I have to talk to Tony.” The comic says to the journalist, “OK, go take a picture.” The housewife says to the comic taking a photo with the …
Shuster (as defined by Urban Dictionary): 1. to choke 2. to miss the game winning shot 3. to repeatedly miss the game winning shot 4. a person who does not do well under pressure (missing the game winning free throw with .1 seconds left on the clock) – “You really shustered that one” …
Before I continue…yes, the title of this blog post is a reference to an early-90’s, multi-hit-wonder-of-a-rapper who went bankrupt. Don’t judge me. Please continue reading… How many Winter Olympians are you Facebook friends with? OK now how many of those actually have a gold and silver medal? Now whether I’m really friends with snowboarder Hannah …