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Clippers fan, owner have different dreams

By Ric Bucher
ESPN the Magazine

Thursday, November 11, 2004

Carl Cook, 44, is back to pedalling his beach cruiser the 30-mile round trip from Marina del Rey to the Staples Center whenever he can snag a free Clippers' ticket. Cook has been to one game this season, an exhibition against the Suns. It's a far cry from when he held season tickets two years ago, but that was before the accident. A more cautious man wouldn't be pedalling anywhere. Twenty-one months ago, Cook was riding the straight shot home on Venice Ave. in the dark after a loss to the Atlan ...

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