[Scola's blog 2009-12-02] My twin brother Trevor, and having fun in Atlanta

2009-12-02 | My twin brother Trevor, and having fun in Atlanta
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My twin brother Trevor, modeling, and having fun in Atlanta.

Everything happened in Atlanta. We got there around 2 am, very tired after a tough back to back, Phoenix and Minnesota. The following day we had the day off, so I ended up hooking up the PS3 that night and playing a little longer than normal, since I could sleep in the next day.
The next day, Shane, David and I went to the famous "Friedman Shoes", known for selling larger shoes, up to size 22, so we grabbed a taxi and went out to spend a little money.After shopping, we went to eat dinner at a local restaurant and Chase joined us. Inside the restaurant, one of the most bizarre and hilarious things of the last several years happened to me. We were already seated at our table when a businessman approached us. Evidently, he was finishing a business lunch meeting, as it was clear that they had finished and were enjoying another drink or two before taking off. It's important to note that he was very respectful and he came to speak to me in particular. He said "I'm a big fan of yours and I've been a season ticket holder for years with the Celtics and I never miss a game! Believe me! I was at the finals and the Celtics made a big mistake trading you!"

At that moment, the 4 of us at the table realized the obvious: this nice man had me confused with someone else. It's always difficult when you have these situations, especially when someone so politely and enthusiastically approaches you and you don't want to embarrass them. However, in this case, as in many others, you have no choice but to correct them, because they are so far off on th eir assumptions and the conversation and run a little wild. Therefore, I politely stopped him and said "Excuse me, but you've confused me with someone else, since I've never played in Boston or Los Angeles and (at least at the time of writing this blog) I've never been traded...., so it appears as if you've got the wrong guy." Visibly embarrassed, our new friend said, "You mean you're not Trevor Ariza?!" Ha, ha!! If you could have seen the looks on the faces of my teammates!! (and I imagine mine also!) I really didn't know how to answer him at this point, but I said, "Trevor is black, with short hair and 30 tattoos!!" The incident was hilarious! We laughed our heads off and the man took it well, but right before taking off he said "Sorry, I was confused; I know you're Scola" and (then looking at Shane) he said "and I also know who you are. You're the one who played at North Carolina". NOOOO!. It was unbelievably funny! (This is something you NEVER say to someone from Duke!) We laughed more and the man eventually went back to his table, but we'll never forget that one!

This was one of those nights when you think you've already had too much fun that nothing else could happen, but something did. After the restaurant, we stopped by the hotel lobby bar on the way to our rooms and we were chatting about who knows what when a couple, probably in their 40's approached us and said directly to me: "I have a modeling agency and want to recruit him" (pointing at Shane and as if I was his agent or his father or something!) Evidently, the man did not know who Shane was nor what he had accomplished nor how much money he made or anything of the sort. So, I responded, "Go ahead and try it. It will probably cost you a bit to buy his contract from the Rockets, but who knows?" Another hilarious moment! We couldn't stop laughing. Shane's ego was in the clouds and we gave him a hard time several times the next day.
It was without a doubt a hilarious night! It's too bad we couldn't finish the trip with a victory in Atlanta. We were close, but mistakes are costly in these types of games and we lost.



LS

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