Washington - John Stockton

Washington - John Stockton

Sorry, Jamal Crawford and Jason Terry, we have to give this one to the short-shorts king himself, John Stockton. If there was one player that never changed during their tenure as a professional NBA player, it was John Stockton. Stockton's ability to run an offense and set up his teammates for success was uncanny, he's probably one of the most unselfish players to ever pick up a basketball. Hailing from Spokane, Washington, Stockton played both his high school and college ball in the state of Washington until he was drafted 13th overall by the Utah Jazz in 1984.

Stockton spent his entire nineteen-year career as a member of the Utah Jazz and led the team to their only two NBA Finals appearances in 1997 and '98. He also leads the NBA by wide margins in most assists (15,806) and steals (3,265) by an individual player. The now Hall of Famer is a 10x NBA All-Star and 2x All-NBA First Team performer (1994, 1995). If you're a point guard and want to know how to win, study John Stockton.

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Did You Know...

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Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.

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Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.

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Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.

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Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.

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