Damon Jones (photo. NBA.com)Flipping through the NBA League Pass channels the other night (when Amare and Tony Parker were dropping jaws nationwide), I briefly settled on Bucks/Wizards, just for the sheer novelty of knowing I’d be one of five people watching the game willingly. During this game that no one cared about, I remembered how Damon Jones asked out of his Milwaukee contract over the summer, presumably because he couldn’t face the prospect of playing out of the spotlight for a team that might as well be in Witness Protection.
And then it hit me. Damon Jones is not currently on an NBA roster. Which means Damon Jones doesn’t have anything to do right now. Which means, as we speak, Damon Jones could be duping some TV executive into giving him an on-air position.
So with that in mind … Can some big-market team PLEASE sign Damon Jones? Please? You don’t have to play him or anything, just let him crack the 15-man roster and travel with the team. I can’t afford to boycott NBA TV, ESPN or TNT all season.
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November 7th, 2008 at 10:12 am
justice says:
That guy needs a reality show…And in the show intro they should show lebrons nuts in his face…and his special guest should brian scalabrine and a bunch of other dudes that barely played
November 7th, 2008 at 10:17 am
Bruce says:
Don’t sign this guy, he is a fraud. Another NBA journey- man.
November 7th, 2008 at 10:26 am
MJAX says:
They should hire him in Milwaukee as one of those security guys in the red blazers who stand and face the crowd and miss the game (much like his playing career). This way he’ll be able to have all eyes on him like he desires, and be near the court, but not really on it (much like his playing career)!
November 7th, 2008 at 10:29 am
fallinup says:
I’m sorry. Whats so special about Damon Jones? He’s a coat tail rider. He clung to Shaq’s back in Miami. And Lebron’s in Cleveland. Scored a pretty good contract and under performed. He was then shipped to Milwaukee and now he for some reason doesn’t want to play. Give me a break.
November 7th, 2008 at 10:45 am
Dennis Castro says:
The only thing Damon needs to be in is Queer Eye for the Straight Guy with that ridiculously flamboyant red jacket from the All Star game a couple years ago.
November 7th, 2008 at 10:59 am
doc says:
Whoever signs him is an ass.
November 7th, 2008 at 11:03 am
raf says:
i dont understand why you want damon jones signed so badly
care to elaborate austin?
November 7th, 2008 at 11:07 am
Dime Magazine says:
You guys are missing the point - Austin wants a team to sign him and sit him at the end of the pine so that we don’t have to see him on a reality show or something like that.
- PC
November 7th, 2008 at 11:08 am
Mark says:
@ Raf
So he doesnt end up on TV where he’ll be even more in the spotlight i guess!!
November 7th, 2008 at 11:15 am
fallinup says:
Damon’s made enough money doing nothing. Why give him more?
November 7th, 2008 at 11:21 am
CitizenB says:
Not sure if this is common knowledge but when he was down here, they referred to him as Donkey (cause he followed Shaq around like he was Shreq. Not to mention that toothy grin
November 7th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Patrick says:
Yall need to read the articles. Austin wants him on a team so we don’t have to listen to him on a broadcast.
November 7th, 2008 at 11:40 am
SWAT says:
lol man these cats need to read the whole article. Either way Damon jones is a joke…yall remember the goofy way he would try and bring the ball up the court or just his inept defense. How did he even make an NBA squad?
November 7th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Austin Burton says:
When I need a laugh I think back to the Nate Robinson/Andre Iguodala dunk contest where a hoarse Charles Barkley said, “OH MY GOODNESS! Ay, ay, can we please go back to Damon Jones’ coat? Somebody, please y’all…please go back to Damon Jones’ coat.”
November 7th, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Jeronimo says:
Who is Damon Jones?
November 7th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
GEE...Please report to the office! says:
AB that mess had me cracking up too. Yea I agree somebody put pimpin on a team, cause you know if he get on that screen for a speaking gig, he gonna be wearing outrageous stuff.
That is one of them over-do-it cats. He tries to hard.
I am shocked he hasn’t pulled some sort of scheme already to get himself on the screen.
November 7th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Drink the Haterade (KB24 Chip 09) says:
That’s the dunk contest where Iggy got screwed… How can you give the dunk contest to some guy who misses 20x. Straight robbery
November 7th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
QQ says:
Wow…. Way to get the joke, people.
LOL@MJAX.
November 7th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
R.ELI says:
I would like to see him on TNT with Chuck
November 7th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Lady Luck says:
Oh please. My 11 year old nephew plays better than Damon Jones. This man is a fraud. Self-proclaimed best shooter in the league that shoots less than 35%. What a joke. The best thing about this offseason is that the Cavs got rid of this guy. I was overjoyed.
I wonder what he and Tina Thompson’s child looks like.
November 7th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
GEE...Please Report to the Office! says:
Ewww Lady that would be a nasty combo.
Now if the Cavs can just make 1 more smart hire, they should be straight.
November 7th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
bauc says:
hahaha, good one Austin