THE SPORT COUNT

Everyone needs a holiday. And — apart from the sporadic media commitments, morning gym sessions, and around-the-clock Twitter obligations — that’s what the off-season represents for players and coaches. So, how do the rich and athletic unwind? We asked around.

Steve Kerr with his daughter, Miranda.

Phoenix general manager Steve Kerr kept busy this summer by visiting his daughter, Miranda, an up-and-coming model, most famously for Victoria’s Secret. ‘I love to get down under when I can,’ Steve told us, on his way to a major Australian horse racing meet. ‘It actually reminds me a lot of Phoenix.’

How does he spend his time across the Atlantic? ‘Basically, it’s just a chance to spend time with Miranda, enjoy a few daiquiris,’ says Kerr, laughing. ‘And not even think about who our starting center will be.’

Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni, director Steven Soderbergh, and producer Laura Bickford

New York Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni has already settled into life in New York. ‘It’s good here, yeah,’ says Mike, who spoke to us from his cell phone from an exclusive rooftop party hosted by indie group Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. ‘Donnie [Walsh] and I can head out after work, see some bands, hit the bars.’

Pictured is D’Antoni attending the premiere of The Girlfriend Experience with his new friend, director Steven Soderbergh. ‘I always say to Steve, you should have called your movie Sex, Lies & Eddy Curry. He loves that one.’

Ice T films a scene with Warriors centre Andris Biedrins

Most basketball fans know Golden State Warriors center Andris Biedrins as a spiky-haired, gangly-limbed pivot. Very few would know him as one of the biggest Law & Order: SVU fans in the world. That fandom paid off this summer, as the producers offered him a guest spot on the hit series.

‘In Latvia, this is best of television,’ said Biedrins, who we visited on set. ‘Only this and Naked & Funny is on, all day.’

Join us next week, as we learn where Troy Murphy went (hint: it’s infinite, and houses many solar systems), what Marcus Banks learned (‘I spit fire now!’) and much more!

Images: Anton

Words: Anton & James

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