For Immediate Release:

Rick Brunson .com Goes On-Line
August 13th, 2003

Rick Brunson has already conquered the world of basketball and now is poised to dominate the world of technology. Rick Brunson .com is up and running bringing all you rabid Brunson Bench Buddies up-to-the-date news and rumours regarding the newest Toronto Raptor Rick Brunson.

Rick Brunson .com is designed and administered by the members of the Rick Brunson Fan Club. Less than 24 hours after Raptor GM Glen Grunwald inked Brunson to a deal the Fan Club had formed and the website was on-line. And why not? This blockbuster free agent signing virtually guarantees an extended playoff run for the Raptors. Toronto has Purple Fever once again.

Official Rick Brunson Fan Club spokesmodel Chrissy Bueale issued this statement at a very sparsely attended Fan Club Press Conference:

"With Rick Brunson safely in the Raptor fold we feel the Raptors now have all the ingredients of a championship calibre basketball team -- superstar scorer Vince Carter, energetic defender Jerome Williams, tough inside battler Antonio Davis, steady point guard Alvin Williams, championship experience with Mengke Bateer, and enthusiastic towel-waving bench-warmer Rick Brunson. We only hope that Rick Brunson .com can be the internet equivalent to what Brunson does on the court every night."

Bueale went on to add:

"At this time we believe that we are just the Toronto Chapter of the Rick Brunson Fan Club. Surely, there must be other chapters in New York, Portland, and Chicago. We attempted to look up those other organizations but cannot find any. Perhaps they are all just jealous that we get to watch Rick Brunson ride the pine all season long while they get stuck with losers like Allan Houston, Rasheed Wallace, and Scottie Pippen."