Steve Nash, as always, is going to put his best foot forward, but this time it'll be on the pitch, not the parquet. The prototypical passer, Nash couldn't pass up an invitation to tryout for Inter Milan. The soccer squad is in the states for a week-long, eight-team international tournament and Nash will take the field today in New Jersey, the second-most Italian place in the world.
Futbol fervor is in the family for the MVP, whose papa played professionally. Nash is also a part-owner of the Vancouver Whitecaps in the MLS (we've heard they grow great grass, but we're not sure our source meant the stadium's)*. Suffice it to say, Nash is going to get a kick out of this experience.
Just 10 days ago, Kobe Bryant toured and received treatment at intracity rival club AC Milan's training facility. Between Nash, Bryant and Gasol, L.A.'s three best players have a better chance of winning a title with the Galaxy - the back-to-back defending champions - than the Lakers. After all, it's better to be the sweeper, than the swept.
*She also reported their supporters' scarves are made strictly from hemp, but Mary Jane's memory is a little hazy.
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