Question:

Let's say you play for a professional basketball team in one game and don't get paid anything. Could you call yourself a professional basketball player?

I know this might not sound like a very interesting question. But there are all sorts of second- and third- tier basketball leagues popping up these days, and Santa Fe actually has its own pro team now, called the New Mexico Style. Chris tried out for the team but took himself out of the running because he wasn't willing to quit his day job. Well, the coach called him Thursday night and said that they were having roster issues and asked him if he could suit up for a couple of games. Chris said yes, and he suited up last night for a game against the Gallup Talons. He got into the game for 35 seconds at the end. He got a "trillion," meaning he registered no stats other than minutes played (so his stat line would be a 1 followed by 12 zeros). The final score was 149-116, Gallup, which may explain why Chris got into the game.