Wheels Finds Birth Parents

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Nice story: http://www.kgw.com/sports/Trail-Blazers-announcer-Brian-Wheeler-finds-birth-parents-173615911.html

 

[ABM]

That's AWESOME!!!! Thanks for sharing, that, BP. I am so happy for Brian! What a personal victory.

 

[HailBlazers]

“She said we celebrated your birthday every year. We certainly wondered what happened to you but we just resigned ourselves to, we're just never going know,” Wheeler said.

Touching Story, meant to be.

 

[jlprk]

Maybe Paul Allen will fly in the whole family to watch a game. Reporter Pat Dooris sure gave short shrift to the father. I guess men's feelings don't matter.

 

[ABM]

I guess men's feelings don't matter.

They matter to me, jlprk. Group hug!!

 

[jlprk]

Back off, whore. I know you go for the rich ones. You're not getting my money.

 

[ABM]

Back off, whore. I know you go for the rich ones. You're not getting my money.

Tsk, tsk. Bob Whitsitt would be highly ashamed at that remark.

 

[jlprk]

Not only would he love my street talk, he'd trade Gary Trent and Mirsad Turkcan for me.

 

[ABM]

Not only would he love my street talk, he'd trade Gary Trent and Mirsad Turkcan for me.

You?! In a 2-for-1?! Do your Bird rights apply?

 

[jlprk]

Is that like killing 2 birds with 1 stone? I looked up Mirsad Turkcan. The name just rolls off the tongue so easily. The Turkish Garbage Can. Made quite a splash before he played. Once they finally signed him for 3 years, they waived him months later.

http://www.prosportstransactions.co...ndDate=&PlayerMovementChkBx=yes&submit=Search

 

[jlprk]

He played his last game 1 month ago and then retired!

http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/99480/180/rebounding-king-turkcan-to-play-farewell-game

I feel terrible about turning a Wheeler tribute thread into a Turkcan tribute thread.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Slacker!
http://sportstwo.com/threads/221966-Brian-Wheeler-Connects-with-his-birth-parents

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

Slacker!
http://sportstwo.com/threads/221966-Brian-Wheeler-Connects-with-his-birth-parents

Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Boooooooooooooooooooy!

You're right. I missed that completely. My apologies. You had me beat on this one by nearly a month.

 

[Natebishop3]

I had no idea that Wheels is adopted.

 

[jlprk]

I'm surprised that it took him this long to send away for his birth certificate. His adopted parents died 10 years ago, so it's not like he was avoiding hurting their feelings.

 

[BlazerWookee]

I'm surprised that it took him this long to send away for his birth certificate. His adopted parents died 10 years ago, so it's not like he was avoiding hurting their feelings.

I think it probably had more to do with his struggle to lose weight. Dude's a shadow of his former self physically, but his levels of both confidence and comfort in himself has grown astronomically over the last couple of years.

 

[jlprk]

Wheels has a very successful career going. His new family must be very surprised to discover a relation who is famous across Oregon, and more popular than any statewide politician could ever be.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Wheels has a very successful career going. His new family must be very surprised to discover a relation who is famous across Oregon, and more popular than any statewide politician could ever be.

Wheels for Mayor of Portland 2016!