As the now canonical story goes, Fisher was vexed by his inability to find a pair of Levi's with a 31-inch inseam and hit upon the idea of a store devoted exclusively to selling the era's top brand of denim in all sizes and styles.
Wherever he went, Fisher's office was backstopping him, getting all the necessary background information so he'd be prepared for any kind of question that came up.
"We tried to force him to go left," Fisher said, "and he stepped back".
Now the league has gone after Fisher, a veteran point guard.
While that was going on, Fisher was birdieing the 16th, the picturesque but dangerous par 4 down by Lake Hazeltine, to reach five under and a tie with Woods.
Going forward, Fisher likes North American freight transportation management company Hub Group, as it should benefit from the aforementioned secular trend.
The NBA player, who rejoined the Lakers roster last year, suggested that Fisher's high-profile altercation with Memphis Grizzlies forward Matt Barnes likely factored into the decision to let Fisher go.
"I started to read about him, and I asked my mom, 'Can we go see him?' " Fisher said.
"Once a new model comes out, sales will go back up," Fisher said.
Few longtime fishers go after all the species available to them, and halfway through Yates's book, I was suddenly a bit distressed that I had missed out on carp.
