Would Rasheed Wallace’s Un-Retirement Help the Lakers?

Posted Mar 1, 2012
Because the league finds itself flush with more storylines and characters than perhaps at any point in its history, the return of a player retired for nearly two years could get ignored in such a crowded narrative. But the resurrection of Rasheed Wallace, like that of his Lakers suitors, should be appreciated less as the arrival of a hero or savior, than that of a much-missed court jester. (New York Times)

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