Mark Heisler -- a former Tribune Co. colleague -- caught up with NBA superfan Jimmy Goldstein, who evidently is as omnipresent in Beijing as he's been in NBA arenas for decades.
If you've spent a lot of time in NBA arenas, you've no doubt seen Goldstein -- with his wild attire, witch hat, alligator-skin pants, and crazy cowboy boots. Goldstein showed up in the front row for Team USA's game against Spain Saturday night. Not only that, he managed to crash the postgame news conference, somehow getting past Chinese security.
Apparently, the Chinese should have hired Madison Square Garden security.