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Jessica Camerato did a profile on Luigi Datome, ...because why wouldn't she?
In it we learn that he plays a little guitar (he can do most of Stairway to Heaven), he prefers to be called by his nickname "Gigi," he was at the 2010 NBA Finals (including the Shrek & Donkey game), and he plans on cutting his hair at some point.
Of course my favorite tidbit is the coffee thing.
Who is Luigi Datome? | Basketball Insiders | NBA Rumors And Basketball News
Before games, Datome can be found with a cup of coffee in his hands. Unlike other players who prefer sports drinks, he sticks with a hot beverage. "It’s just something to wake me up a little bit," he explained as he stirred. "I got used to a shot of espresso back in Italy. Here, everywhere I go, I just find a big quantity of coffee and I enjoy it. I drink it straight black. I just need caffeine."
Suddenly I feel a deep kinship with this man.
More Gigi!