atw2592 286 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 The stars were out on Friday night at the NBA celebrity all-star game in Toronto. LeAndre St. Pierre was featured on Team Drake as their starting shooting guard with his 5’10, 185 pound stature. Only having watched basketball on TV, St. Pierre held his own and actually showed off some great defense despite not being able to handle the ball. A French native, St. Pierre told reporters that he only played hockey and soccer as a boy and never saw a basketball until he came to the United States. “Playing in Toronto and knowing the hype around the game of basketball, I really wanted to give it a try” said St. Pierre. “I don’t care if I’m bad at it, I want to go out and have fun and try to show the world my athleticism and that hockey players are great athletes too.” St. Pierre ended the game with two points on a wide open lay-up that he nearly botched, but had six steals and three blocks to help Team Drake to an 86-76 victory over Team Hart. “LeAndre is my boy, I had to leave him out there and let him do his thing” said coach Drake. “He is a terrible basketball player, but the guy is an athlete and we don’t have too many of those out here. But I thought he did better than everyone expected him to and we are definitely going to have fun later tonight at the club.” LSP will re-join the Toronto Legion on Monday after the team’s weekend off as the VHL season winds down. He is a front runner for the rookie of the year award and recently recorded his 30th goal and 30th assist of the season. His 60 points leads all rookies, although Tom Lincoln has recently surged up to 59 total points and is a close second. General Manager Max Molholt commented on LSP’s play and participation in the NBA celebrity all-star game. “I think he is going to be a force in this league, especially after what he’s done in his first season” said Molholt. “He is a hard worker and dedicated to making the team better, but also finds time to be himself and do things like play in the celebrity all-star game. I think it’s great. It helps remind him that he is an individual and not just a piece of our puzzle. He has fun with things like that and still puts in his time in the weight room and practice facility. That is really all I ask of him and the rest of our players for that matter. I’m just glad he didn’t get injured and more importantly didn’t make a complete fool out of himself.” DollarAndADream 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoldenGhore 17 Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Good read, I like how you mixed it up and put some basketball into this all hockey forums! Just barely 450 words but it is enough, no spelling mistakes!! cheers bud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DollarAndADream 3,356 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 FYI, you should probably add a picture, centre it and space out the text a little. Make it look neater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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