Hall of Fame-bound Tamika Catchings and our conversation that affirmed everything

LET THE RECORD show that I came prepared for my interview with Tamika Catchings. I whiled away days on Lexis Nexis and pored over hazy box scores hoping they’d whisper something new. I did my job — until I didn’t. Fourteen minutes and 52 seconds in, I hadn’t asked her one question pertaining to the reason this piece was greenlit, the very impetus of our talk: Catchings’ induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend. Read More