8th Grade basketball prodigy Cranapple Kraft was on the cover of Sports Illustrated as a 6th grader, and received his first college recruiting letter (from John Calipari) at the age of 9. It read, "Wherever I am when you're 18, I know you will love it there! We will build our program around you, Cran. You can count on that. So drink plenty of milk and stay away from junk food. You're good friend, JC" We caught up with CK, as he likes to be called, during his first week of school.
Monday, August 25, 2003
A day in the life of Cranapple Kraft, 8th grade hoops phenom.
6:00-6:50 am: Alarm goes off. Signs 100 8x10 glossy photos of himself with the braces airbrushed out of his smile.
6:50-7:15 am: Breakfast of Fruit Loops and creatine. Brushes teeth, washes and clearasils his face.
7:15-8:15 am: Returns calls to press while weightlifting and/or watching Sportscenter.
8:15am: Catches ride to school with Sonny Vaccaro.
8:30-12: Classes/more photo signing
12 noon: Lunch meeting with prospective “advisors” in cafeteria. Most advisors, including Uncle Leo, propose legal separation from parents.
1-3:00pm: Class/photo signing
3:00-6:00pm: On court workout/shooting/action photo session. Try out “signature moves”; discuss with attorneys whether any moves are copyrightable.
6:00-6:30pm: Dinner: pasta and creatine
6:30-8:30pm: Meet with Sonny’s people to do homework. Watch TV.
8:30-10pm: Talk to Mom and Dad with about nightly nightmares.
10pm: Mom tucks him in bed, sings him to sleep.
[This is a parody. Duh.]
6:00-6:50 am: Alarm goes off. Signs 100 8x10 glossy photos of himself with the braces airbrushed out of his smile.
6:50-7:15 am: Breakfast of Fruit Loops and creatine. Brushes teeth, washes and clearasils his face.
7:15-8:15 am: Returns calls to press while weightlifting and/or watching Sportscenter.
8:15am: Catches ride to school with Sonny Vaccaro.
8:30-12: Classes/more photo signing
12 noon: Lunch meeting with prospective “advisors” in cafeteria. Most advisors, including Uncle Leo, propose legal separation from parents.
1-3:00pm: Class/photo signing
3:00-6:00pm: On court workout/shooting/action photo session. Try out “signature moves”; discuss with attorneys whether any moves are copyrightable.
6:00-6:30pm: Dinner: pasta and creatine
6:30-8:30pm: Meet with Sonny’s people to do homework. Watch TV.
8:30-10pm: Talk to Mom and Dad with about nightly nightmares.
10pm: Mom tucks him in bed, sings him to sleep.
[This is a parody. Duh.]
