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Henry Abbott reports on what he's learned

Henry Abbott reports on what he's learned about William Wesley, a behind-the-scenes power player in the business of basketball. "Enter William Wesley. How's this for a resume? He was right there in Michael Jordan's ear. The whole time. 'Wes' helped pull off one of the great feats of modern legend-making. He held the hand of one of the NBA's less likable characters -- an angry, cussing, yelling, gambling, adrenaline addict with some sort of over-competitive personality disorder -- as he became the most successful pitchman in sports history, complete with his own animated children's movie."

By Jason Kottke  •  Aug 28, 2006  •  basketball   business   Henry Abbott   NBA   sports   williamwesley

In addition to the James Frey thing,

In addition to the James Frey thing, we've got people digging into the identity of the secretive writer JT LeRoy (a denial). And True Hoop's Henry Abbott is trying to figure out who William Wesley is...a powerful NBA figure who came out of nowhere and appears to not have a job or any direct influence on anyone or anything but goes to fights with Michael Jordan and has LeBron James on speed dial.

By Jason Kottke  •  Jan 9, 2006  •  basketball   books   business   Henry Abbott   James Frey   jtleroy   LeBron James   Michael Jordan   NBA   sports   williamwesley

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