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Joey Crawford: The NBA’s Overt Enigma
Do you remember that referee that stood out from basketball, as if he was one of the multi-million dollar superstars putting up incredible numbers on the court? No, I’m not referring to disgraced referee Tim Donaghy who served 11 months in prison for fixing games, most notably affecting the outcome of the 2002 Western Conference Finals between the Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Lakers. I’m talking about Joey Crawford, an active referee who has notoriously become the face of NBA referees.Read More »

Joey Crawford: The NBA’s Overt Enigma

Do you remember that referee that stood out from basketball, as if he was one of the multi-million dollar superstars putting up incredible numbers on the court? No, I’m not referring to disgraced referee Tim Donaghy who served 11 months in prison for fixing games, most notably affecting the outcome of the 2002 Western Conference Finals between the Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Lakers. I’m talking about Joey Crawford, an active referee who has notoriously become the face of NBA referees.

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Laker Fans Are Vindictive

The first round of the NBA playoffs is over and both Los Angeles Teams are back home after their respective short-lived (and embarrassing) outings but at least one fanbase was smart enough to shut up after their miserable season ended. 

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From the looks of it, KD looks like he can barely pick up a weight let alone carry multiple weights in a repeated motion to build up mass, but it’s actually really surprising how big he is. Durant definitely won’t win swole athlete of the year (I mean, have you seen LeBron? That dudes’ tattoos have muscles. Congrats on the MVP.) but the 2013 runner-up scoring champ has gotten huge in comparison to how he looked back in his one year in Texas. At least he has some sort of definition now that he’s arguably the top dog in the league. That dude’s got definition, in the sense that he definitely has something covering up his bones. 

Also, he’s in a Nike Commercial where he bench presses, like, twice. That has to count for something, right?