David Robinson was a likeable dude.

lolz

Dirk's pretty likable.

Greatest euro ever.

I think Dikembe Mutumbo wins most likeable guy actually.

Magic Johnson will forever be the gold standard of likeable players, but David Robinson is the last guy I can think of that was as phenomenally likeable as Ming. It's been how long for him? 20 years?

Or am I having a senior moment.

20-some points in a 4th quarter playoff game from a nobody?

He's the perfect American story. Why do you think sports fans still give a shit about David Tyree? We love these kinds of players.

Ohhhhhhhh why didn't I think of that.

Good call.

Likable, talented and able to lead his team to championships.

Another great call.

I don't think he has the global reach of Robinson or Ming, and is nowhere in Magic's arena. But such a great guy.

And then he got AIDS.

Life sucks.

Agreed.

FYP

...and he talks like a frog, and that's always pretty cool.

Now he's likeable.

When he was a playoff flame-out nobody gave a shit enough about him to like him

Still beloved.

Charles Barkley went into house arrest (or something) for soliciting prostitution. Right now I'd say he's either a well-liked, global basketball figure or at least passionately liked here in the States.

Nobody does it alone SNR...nobody does it alone.