Classic card of the week
Shawn Kemp, 1995 Upper Deck When I think about the “Images of 95,” one of the first images that pops into my head is Shawn Kemp dressed as Santa Claus. An easier way to describe this image is: Santa Kemp. Since I am, for the moment, rendered speechless, let’s immediately go to the back of the card: Looking up at a six-foot ten-inch tall Santa may be hard to believe Equally hard to believe: Looking up at any Santa. That aside, why can’t Santa Claus be 6’10”? He’s a mythical figure who rides a sleigh operated by eight reindeer -- one of which has a red nose -- and he delivers toys to every child in the world by sliding down a chimney at night, yet now we’re putting height restrictions on the guy? I think the “hard to believe” factor arises from the fact that, in this particular case, Santa plays power forward for the Seattle Supersonics. To wit: The Seattle Supersonics All-Star forward has represented Santa proudly This is -- for anyone familiar with the off-the-court exploits of Shawn K...