What's the Rush?

Tonight, ESPN will broadcast the 38^th McDonald’s All-American Boys Game from the United Center.  The game features the best graduating high school players in the country.  Some, or many of them, will never earn a college degree, but no matter.  ESPN will also be doing the girls’ game, on one of its lesser outlets.

I’m supposed to care about the game because it features local product Jalen Brunson, a 6-foot-2 shooting guard.  Talk about pressure.  At the size, Brunson has to shoot—and score—in his sleep, let alone college (Villanova) if he wants to make the NBA.  Who came up with the idea of showing teenagers at play, anyhow?

Oh, right.  ESPN also gave us the Little League World Series.  That worked out great, except for when the Chicago team was stripped of the U.S. title.  Maybe we should wait until our kids get into college to put them on TV.