Wine Ballin’

Here is a story about Mr. Hogan who was an All-American high school basketball player out of Mission Viejo in Orange County, CA. He could have gone to any college in America, but he chose to go to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo because he loved the area and people when on his recruiting trip hanging out with his future teammates. He ended up being Cal Poly’s leading scorer of all-time and was a lights out three point shooter, although he couldn’t rebound worth a shit. His handles were next level and had this left to right Allen Iverson-like crossover that used to punish the Big West Conference. He really loved to party but somehow he always delivered for his team and school. He had really long blonde hair and wore different colored headbands playing with a full beard other than one season where he shaved his head and wore a thick goatee. He once got player of the week back to back when he spent the two weeks wasted out of his mind. He got benched for smoking cannabis when he was trying to just heal his knees, back and crazy brain. Towards the end of his senior season, his coach asked him if he wanted to play in France and Mr. Hogan was all for it. While playing in France he found his second passion, wine. He drank and studied Bordeaux and Rhône wines throughout his three year injury-prone professional career. He eventually moved back home and substitute taught, earning his teaching credential and a job teaching music history at his alumni high school. While he was subbing he tried out for the Portland Trail Blazers, but didn’t make the team unfortunately. However, he found a group of wine lovers that just happened to be in the NBA…

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