Another good article about Bobby Jackson...
Ailene Voisin: Jackson all about doing the right thing
Published 12:00 am PDT Friday, August 29, 2008
Story appeared in SPORTS section, Page C1
Bobby Jackson, who was reunited with the Kings a few weeks ago, returns as a 35-year-old whose body recovers reluctantly from injuries, clings to the final five or six pounds of unwanted weight, and causes him to pause before high-diving into the stands for loose balls.
"I'm not Superman anymore," he cautions.
Yet Sacramento's one-time superhero – one of few Kings not intimidated by the Lakers in Game 7 of the 2002 Western Conference finals – longs for the days when he wore the cape. If he possessed otherworldly powers right now, Jackson says, he would do two things.
Revive the Kings.
Rescue his father...
more
My thoughts and prayers with Bobby, his dad and their family.
Ailene Voisin: Jackson all about doing the right thing
Published 12:00 am PDT Friday, August 29, 2008
Story appeared in SPORTS section, Page C1
Bobby Jackson, who was reunited with the Kings a few weeks ago, returns as a 35-year-old whose body recovers reluctantly from injuries, clings to the final five or six pounds of unwanted weight, and causes him to pause before high-diving into the stands for loose balls.
"I'm not Superman anymore," he cautions.
Yet Sacramento's one-time superhero – one of few Kings not intimidated by the Lakers in Game 7 of the 2002 Western Conference finals – longs for the days when he wore the cape. If he possessed otherworldly powers right now, Jackson says, he would do two things.
Revive the Kings.
Rescue his father...
more
My thoughts and prayers with Bobby, his dad and their family.
