BETWEEN SOUTH JERSEY AND NEW YORK - Of the more than a handful of NBA draft lotteries I've attended over the years, this one presented a different assignment.
I was asked by the NBA to be part of the Drawing Room for Tuesday's Draft Lottery in downtown New York City, the place where the "real" drawing takes place, not the "made-for-television" one you all saw. Without cellphone or computer for close to two hours, the only entertainment was watching pingpong balls fall through a clear machine being run by air. Turned out to be very entertaining when the results finally came about.