It actually is fun (and once in a while, enlightening) to either attend press conferences or watch them on TV. Asking athletes to crystallize their thoughts on a game that just ended less than an hour before rarely lends itself to significant insight, but these things are still a deserving watch. Especially when you get to see writers and columnists try to nudge players into writing their stories for them. And especially when the players nudge back, as LeBron James(notes) did Sunday night against CBS scribe Gregg Doyel after Doyel asked him if he was "shrinking" from taking games over in the fourth quarter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho3_xNSHE6Q&feature=player_embedded#at=11
Pretty good response from James. According to Synergy Sports he hasn't allowed anyone to score on him in the 4th quarter. He's been a beast on defense.
