Final bell for Big Ben Wallace?

My morsels for today:

NBA: It was sad but not surprising to hear that Cleveland Cavaliers forward Ben Wallace is contemplating retirement after a 14-year career. Sad because Wallace will forever be known as one of the most tenacious rebounders and shot blockers the NBA has ever seen. He’s a four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Big Ben has no offensive skills and is one of the league’s worst free throw shooters of all time, but he’s loved by fans because of his work on the defensive end. No fans love Wallace more than Detroit Pistons fans, who cheered his every move for six seasons. He was a big reason why the Pistons won the 2004 NBA championship. It appeared that Wallace’s playing days were nearing an end when the Chicago Bulls signed him to an astounding four-year, $60 million contract before the 2006-07 season. One year and $14 million remains in that contract. Wallace was nearly a non-entity with the Bulls, who traded him to the Cavaliers in the middle of the 2007-08 season. Wallace, 34, said injuries (he suffered a broken leg and had tendonitis in his knee this season), declining playing time and production (he played in only 56 games and averaged 2.9 points and 6.5 rebounds this season) and a loss of passion for the game have him thinking about retirement. Ben Wallace without a passion for basketball? That was unthinkable at one time. If it’s time to hang up the sneakers, Ben, I salute you and thank you for playing basketball the way it is supposed to be played.
MLB: Kudos to Minnesota Twins players, coaches and front-office personnel for making a donation to a cancer charity in honor of the mother of outfielder Delmon Young. Bonnie Young died May 18 of pancreatic cancer. The Twins’ donation went to the Lazarex Cancer Foundation in Danville, Calif., near Young’s home in Camarillo, Calif. Young was told about the donation in a closed team meeting before a game last week against the Boston Red Sox at the Metrodome.

That’s all for now. See you later.

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