Erick Blasco Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 When Shane Battier(notes) was traded from the Rockets to the Grizzlies at this season's deadline in February, he had to leave behind his young son Zeke and pregnant wife Heidi in Houston. It's difficult to move an entire family in the middle of the season, and it's nearly impossible when a wife is seven months pregnant. So the rest of the Battiers have stayed in Houston while patriarch Shane helped the Grizzlies to their first playoff berth since 2005-06. Today, every Battier had a banner day. In San Antonio, Shane hit the game-winning three with 24 seconds left to lift the Grizzlies to a shocking upset over the top-seeded Spurs and the first playoff win in franchise history. In Houston, Heidi gave birth to a baby boy. http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ball_dont_lie/post/Video-Shane-Battier-hits-game-winner-welcomes-?urn=nba-wp1579 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Great story. Pretty cool that their first draft pick hit the shot to give them their first playoff win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 Battier is one of my favorite players in the league. He's so vital to what ever team he goes to, he's a great role player, a great locker room guy, does what ever it takes to get his team the win, is one of the league's top defenders. A class act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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