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Paul Shirley has played for 13 pro basketball teams, including three NBA teams -- the Chicago Bulls, Atlanta Hawks and Phoenix Suns. Paul can be found at myspace.com/paulshirley. His book "Can I Keep My Jersey?" can be found here.

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Mascis' music brightens night's mood

Paul Shirley, Special to ESPN.com

Paul Shirley's plans for a musical man date unfortunately had to be altered because of a tragedy in Bruce Springsteen's inner circle, but Dinosaur Jr. came to the rescue.

Story | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Show faith in Brand New's progression

Paul Shirley, Special to ESPN.com

Brand New isn't afraid to write about religious subjects, but that doesn't make them a Christian band, writes Paul Shirley.

Story | Conversation | October 26, 2009

Go for it, try the new Jamie T

Paul Shirley, Special to ESPN.com

Jamie T's "Kings and Queens" is an impressive sophomore follow-up to the 2007 song "Sheila," which sparked Paul Shirley's interest in the British singer-rapper.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2009

Steel cage match of grunge greats

Paul Shirley, Special to ESPN.com

Grunge greats Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains recently released new albums mere days apart, so Paul Shirley pits them against each other and declares a winner.

Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009

Paul Shirley: 9/25

Andy and Brian Kamenetzky talk to ESPN.com NBA columnist Paul Shirley

Audio PodCast | September 25, 2009

K-Bros Lakers Podkast: 9/25

...training camp looming, Andy and Brian crank up the star power! Big name guests (Derek Fisher, Paul Shirley). Big name wedding registries. Would you drop $6200 to get Lamar and Khloe a 9 inch...

Audio PodCast | September 25, 2009

Derek Fisher: 9/25

Andy and Brian Kamenetzky talk to Lakers Guard Derek Fisher about the upcoming season and his new teammates.

Audio PodCast | September 25, 2009

Dare I say The Beatles weren't so fab

Paul Shirley, Special to ESPN.com

No matter how much the digital wizards remaster them, The Beatles just don't seem to do it for Paul Shirley.

Story | Conversation | September 14, 2009

A study in Dinosaur Jr.'s longevity

Paul Shirley, Special to ESPN.com

Paul Shirley uses his recent experience with the GRE to take a stand on Dinosaur Jr. and the relevance of rock 'n' rollers when they become dinosaurs.

Story | Conversation | August 31, 2009

Hype machine creates an uneasy feeling

Paul Shirley, Special to ESPN.com

While testing, and liking, two recent buzzworthy groups, Paul Shirley had to wonder whether there were some unseen puppet masters at work in determining the success of The xx and The Very Best.

Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009

Rain, lawn chairs test my limits at Austin

Paul Shirley, Special to ESPN.com

After three days of sidestepping lawn chairs, slogging through the mud and, of course, listening to great and not-so-great music, Paul Shirley reports on the Austin City Limits festival.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Familiarity, Fox and friends in L.A.

Paul Shirley, Special to ESPN.com

Los Angeles' welcome back for old acquaintance Paul Shirley included a concert with familiar favorite Phoenix, a "Jennifer's Body" premiere after party and an appreciation for Bad Veins.

Story | Conversation | September 21, 2009

Music the way the Dandy Warhols like it

Paul Shirley, Special to ESPN.com

Even if the United States hasn't caught on to what Paul Shirley and a lot of the rest of the world have discovered, the Dandy Warhols are content to continue making music the way they want.

Story | Conversation | September 06, 2009

Listen to this: A sort-of Top 20 since '05

Paul Shirley, Special to ESPN.com

An upgrade to a better laptop caused Paul Shirley to take stock of all the music he's listened to over the past four years and kiss his iTunes play count list goodbye.

Story | Conversation | August 24, 2009

Start making sense

Paul Shirley, Special to ESPN.com

For Paul Shirley, the music of Frightened Rabbit, Manchester Orchestra and Dead Weather gives him the perspective to start making sense of it all.

Story | Conversation | August 17, 2009