You and me both, Kenyon. You and me both.

Nuggbuckets- good story. If it would have been me I don’t know what I’d done. I’d like to think of a way to tell him to bank shot that little jump hook that he does because most of the time he pulls that one up short, and the way he rebounds, if the baby-bank hook is off, he’ll definately get the rebound. He seems to like the bank shot anyway. His jumper being off last game at Utah was just a one time deal -I think. And the Defense, Nuggets would be a .500 team without it.

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My dad was /is? good friends with Steve Scheffler, and he and my dad had a similar thing happen to them in Seattle, and Scheff told my dad that almost any nba player will take the time to say hey to fans even in their leisure time. I know that Scheff is nowhere near the star K-Mart is, but still. That was back in like 1996 so things may have changed, but I think everyone wants to hear they’re doing a good job.

players, coaches and the front office staff are a great group people. kroenkes are very down to earth. stan walks his own dog and anne is ivolved with a pug rescure organization. doug moe would stop talking to a reporter to hold the door for you. coach adrian dantley will always look you in the eye and say hello first. the players are all involved with their own charities. my favorite is the special olympics. pepsi center will host the event and every player shows up. it will always amaze me how accessible the players, staff and the facillity are to the public.

I used to be neighbors with Shaun Vandiver. He played a year wth Golden State before moving to Real Madrid toplay pro out there. He was a stud player at CU and was great friends with Alfred Williams of the Broncos (both went to CU at the time and both were the studs on campus). Shaun was one of the coolest dudes I ever met as well as Alfred. Alfred would come to our block parties that Shaun hosted while Shauns’ old man wuld cook ribs on his grill southern style. Shaun was 6’11 and was just absolutely huge. He tought me how to play the game of basketball and my knowledge on the game itself is all b/c of Shaun. His daugher is a stud guard for Wyomings woman basketball team and just dropped 15 points and 12 rebounds on my CSU Rams. The Vandiver family is a very talented basketball family and one of the nicest and most humble families i ever met.

In short, It is very cool meeting pro athletes and like these guys say, they love interacting with their fans. They like to talk to someone who actually looks up to you in more way than one, becasue just about everyon physically looks up to K-Mart, and Shaun haha. Good story Nuggbucket.

i liked the bring home a championship line

She is a HUGE KMart fan

Thanks for sharing!

“Say hi to your mom for me.” Because I have a lot of respect for Lydia, the way she stood up to Cuban and all, but then I figured that was more likely to get me a busted face than any credit with Kenyon.

Kenyon is the man. Glad we have him.

How can you not like this guy?! I think this was the perfect conversation!

yay for you, and I’m jealous..

If that happened to me, I’d dig out a piece of paper from my pocket and ask him to autograph it. Kenyon’s nice to kids, right?

That’s about how I would handle it, too.

I’d hate to bug a star like Kenyon, but at the same time I am so impressed and grateful with how well he is playing that I would have to say something.

Somewhere there is a picture of a very drunk me and a very drunk Dennis Rodman in Las Vegas. But…. it would be way cooler to say ‘hey’ to a local sports hero.

I have a similar story about Alex English that I’ve related on this blog before. I think you score points with the player when you don’t ask for an autograph or a picture. Nothing can take the memory away so you don’t really need the stuff anyway.

You’re right not to ask for pics. It’s hard to keep the kid fan inside and not ask for anything but those guys do appreciate that I suspect. Just give em a dap and keep on movin, so to speak. …although there was probably a few others that caught him that day and DID ask for pics. I’ve ran into quite a few players over time and just figure, if you’re in the right places you’ll see these guys again eventually anyway.

K-Mart was cool and willing to chat both times I’ve ever met him though, so your story corroborates mine.

My dad works for the City of Greenwood Village, where K-Mart lives, and he talks to the police from time to time. A few years back, one officer was telling my dad that K-Mart’s credit card had fraudulent charges placed on it. So the officer went to his house with paperwork for him to fill out to start an investigation. When the officer asked if he could come in, K-Mart replied, “I don’t want any cops in my house.” Again, this was a few years ago and who knows if it even meant anything, I just thought it was an interesting story that I would share. All I care about now is that K-Mart is doin work for the Nugs this year!

I love the conversation and I can just picture him saying that! He seems friendly, but to the point and commited to doing the best he can to help Denver bring home a championship. I am a huge K-Mart fan and this makes me respect him even more. :)