Showtime Devereaux Still Has It!

From the Osakis Review Online, posted at 7:45am, Friday, Oct. 31, 2009

After not playing competitive basketball for the past 11 years, Steven "Showtime" Devereaux, made his debut return to the court this morning in the Osakis Elementary Gymnasium for some casual pick-up ball. Here is what he had to say about it after the games:

"Needless to say the only things dropping more than everyone's jaws were my shots. Ryan Maddock and I teamed up at least three times for fast-break trailer alley-oop finger-rolls. By the end of our first game to seven (scoring by one's and two's) I had Steve Tax screaming my name whenever I yelled, "WHO'S YOUR DADDY?!" On two separate occasions in the second game, I threaded my way downcourt untouched while singing, "Give 'Em The Old Razzle Dazzle". To win the last game 7-0, I took the ball across half-court, raised my fist, and screamed, "Clear out! Clear out!" My teammates gave me everything inside the arc, but the defense read my play call and sagged back in the lane. I charged straight up the gut and, when met with a wall, four people wide, drained a fade-away jumper from the free-throw line. I then proceeded to scream, "Get out of my house!" until the gym cleared."

Showtime Devereaux's basketball career was cut short during his sophomore year at Lakeveiw High School when his coach, Jeff DeBates, put him in for the last three minutes of what would prove to be a 52-37 loss to the Lincoln HI B-Squad. Devereaux put all of his then 6 foot 1 inch 140 pound frame into a moving pick at the top of the key, knocking his opponent to the ground. He then stood over the fallen Rebel waving his finger and shaking his head in a vague reference to Dikembe Mutombo. Coach DeBates promptly called a time-out for the sole purpose of giving Showtime a high-five and telling him, "just how totally badass that was!" Unfortunately for the game of basketball, both Devereaux and DeBates were soon suspended for life from ever playing or coaching basketball in any organized league anywhere in the world. Showtime is currently substitute teaching in the Alexandria area and has taken up coaching Nordic skiing. Debates is currently serving 10-15 years for his suggestive comments regarding the Lakeview High School Dance Team.