Don’t Hate Kenyon Martin

by Wendell Maxey This story isn’t about Kenyon Martin and Marc Cuban’s verbal sparring through the press. This story isn’t about Kenyon Martin’s dead-wrong thuggish fan perception. This story isn’t about the walking tattoo that is Kenyon Martin. It’s about Kenyon Martin finally feeling truly healthy after all of these years, vigorous enough in fact that the Denver Nuggets aren’t even interested in another 54-win season in hopes of capturing the Northwest Division. Forget that noise. They are aiming for 60 instead, and a trip beyond the first-round. “I feel great — awesome. I haven’t felt this good in years. Years, man,” said Martin, straightening the collar on his powder blue button down shirt. “Probably not like a rookie. I turn 32 in a couple of months.” Those days as an NBA novice in New Jersey may be gone like nearly the Nets themselves. For Martin, arriving in the Mile High City back in 2004 has basically resembled a six-season long episode of Grey’s Anatomy where Kenyon’...