J.J. Redick Is Sad

Languishing on the end of the bench for the Orlando Magic, J.J. Redick thinks about giving it all up and backpacking through Alaska because he really liked the book Into The Wild (except, I'm assuming, for the part where the main character dies). Or so says Brian Schmitz is his wildly-entertaining article on the former Duke star. Seriously, Redick (making around $1.5 million this year) feels sorry for himself because he's not getting a lot of playing time and feels disrespected. I can't tell if Schmitz is empathizing with Redick's situation or subtly mocking it. Either way, the article is a delight. Read it all. (Thanks to reader G. Eliot for the find.)