For years, I followed the NBA almost religiously. I knew all the players. I knew which players were in trouble off the court, which ones weren’t happy with their contracts, which ones where wanting to be traded, etc. In short I kept up with everything.

Life moves on. I had children and time for sport dried up. I cut my sports back to the UK Premier League and Formula1 and lost touch with the NBA. Last time I gave it any attention was probably in 2003.

Recently I’ve felt a hankering to get back into the following the NBA? I had lots of questions. Was Shaquille O’Neal still playing? If so with which team (Cleveland!)? What happened to his old partner in crime, ‘Penny’ Hardaway (finished playing in 2007)? Grant Hill (how on earth did he end up in Phoenix)? Yes that’s right, I’m an Orlando Magic fan.

I found all these answers and more on Wikipedia. The Seattle Supersonics moved to Oklahoma City? What?! I’ve wasted half a day catching up with what I’ve missed and I’m only just scracthing the surface!

So am I really getting back into the NBA? Probably not, but it feels good just catching up with what some of my ‘old friends’ having been doing.