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John Salley, Sharing Some Invaluable Advice For NBA Rookies

by Andrew Sharp

Can someone please arrange for ex-Pistons star John Salley to be one of the keynote speakers at this year’s NBA Rookie Symposium? Without getting too graphic over here, the John Salley Story Corner is pretty fantastic. And really, could you go wrong with any NBA player’s “story corner”? Quick sample from today’s Salley tale:

↵↵So she’s at my crib and I’m thinking, “Wow, I pulled this broad all the way from the strip joint”— you know it’s kinda hard to get ‘em off the pole and down to talkin’ with you.

↵↵Check out the rest at Deadspin, and remember: Don’t kiss ‘em. Or, if you do... Chug vinegar?

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