Funny story about Daryl Morey at the Staples Center!

As I was reading Pryuen's article about Morey, I kept thinking that I have seen that guys face in person somewhere before and towards the middle of the article it hit me! During the first Rockets vs. Clippers game last year (in December) I remember running into him and there is a funny story that I thought I might share with my fellow Rockets fans.

Since it was my birthday gift, my girlfriend had got me front row seats behind the basket, right next to the visitors bench. I remember after the game ended, I stood up and was giving high fives to the Rockets as the exited the tunnel to the locker room. I tried to get Yao to sign my jersey and the security guards at Staples were trying to get everyone to leave. Then I saw this gentlemen in a black suit who made his way from the stands and tried to exit after the Rockets through the same tunnel and the security guards wouldn't let him. For some reason, the security guards at Staples are really crazy about kicking people out after the game. And as my girlfriend and I are standing there, we hear him telling the security guard that he is part of the Rockets organization.

However, security wasn't having it and after 5-10 minutes, he gave up and followed us towards the exit. I was wearing a lot of Rockets gear so he started to talk to me and he seemed like a really friendly guy. So I jokingly asked him if he really worked for the Rockets and if he could get me to the locker room so I can meet the players. I left Staples thinking he was probably some low level employee for the Rockets. Its pretty crazy thinking that I actually got a chance to talk to the future Rockets GM and all I asked him was if he can get me to the locker room. It truly is a small world after it. Its also funny how the Staples Center security and staff gave him such a hard time and wouldn't let him take the short-cut to the locker room. I wonder what he was thinking as he was heading towards the exit, the future GM of the Rockets getting turned away by Staples Center security.

 

Don't know if you remember, but did his wife have blond hair? I remember while we were walking towards the exit, he was with this lady who had blond hair and that was another thing that kind of made me think he was a low level person in the organization. I think the reason people don't recognize his as part of the organization is that he has this down-to-earth personality.

Now that I think of it, I think he was sitting to the left of me at the second Clippers vs. Rockets. I had similar seats. I have to go back and look at the pictures because I remember the same face at the second Rockets game in a suit with this blond haired lady. He was a real quite fan, but we talked to each other a couple times during the game and he seemed to know a lot about the Rockets that any casual fan wouldn't know unless he was on Clutchfans 24/7 like the rest of us.