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For Jimmer, first season in NBA is one filled with ups and downs
It was billed as a short, compact 66-game schedule. An NBA season played on fast-forward. No rookie summer ball. Forget about preseason camp. And practice? Man, there would be games, but practice? With up to five games a week, practices weren’t the norm. Still, with all Jimmer Fredette...
Is Jimmermania over? Jimmer Fredette no King in NBA yet
Far away from the NBA's brightest lights, Jimmer Fredette can walk into a restaurant or grocery store in California's Central Valley and barely turn a head. There are still some signs and shouts of "We Want Jimmer!" at Sacramento Kings games, and photo and autograph seekers sprout up...
Jimmer writes about what he has learned from his mother
Mormon Life says: Sweet story.
If there is such a thing as a conventional LDS family, mine was certainly not it. My father joined the church when he was 18, along with his brother Dennis and sister Bonnie. He has been very...
New DVD chronicles 'The Making of Jimmer'
Mormon Life says: Don't forget to read LDS Living's cover story on Jimmer!
As a rookie who recently completed his first full month of professional basketball, Jimmer Fredette has some chapters left to write in his basketball career. But the story has been plenty...
Jimmer Gallery: Childhood Photos
Mormon Life says: Jimmer let us look at some of his childhood photos. These are a few of our favorites.
(Click here to read our article about Jimmer, including a personal interview, and about our managing editor's experience with Jimmer. And click here for photos of LDS Living's photoshoot with...
{LDSL Blog} My Interview with Jimmer Fredette
Mormon Life says: “You got Jimmered!”
Many people are familiar with this popular phrase, but in case you missed it, it stems from last year’s incredible athletic performance of then-BYU basketball phenom Jimmer Fredette.
Just before his NBA career began with the Sacramento Kings this season, Fredette took some time to sit down with me and talk about sports, the gospel, and his upcoming wedding. Here’s what it was like to meet the man behind the mania.
I recently interviewed Jimmer Fredette for an article in LDS Living’s January/February issue (click here to read an excerpt). The 6-foot 2-inch point guard was quiet but friendly and incredibly down...
Up Close with Jimmer Fredette
Mormon Life says: Jimmer Fredette has dedicated his life to becoming the best basketball player—and the best person— he can be. Get an inside look of what drives the Jimmer in this excerpt of our January/February cover story.
(Check out photo galleries of Jimmer here and here. You can also watch a video from our photo shoot and read a personal blog post about our managing editor's experience with Jimmer.)On January 26,...
Jimmer Gallery: LDS Living Photoshoot
Mormon Life says: There were too many good photos of Jimmer Fedette from our photoshoot with him, so we couldn't just leave it at the cover photo. Here are several of our favorite. (Jimmer is photogenic - that's all it comes down to.)
(Want to see a video from our photo shoot? Click here. You can also read our article about Jimmer, including a personal interview. And click here for childhood photos of Jimmer!)(Jimmer as Clark...
For more photos from our Jimmer photo shoot, click here.
To read an excerpt of our article, click here.
To read about our managing editor's experience with Jimmer, click here.
Video: Behind the Scenes with Jimmer
Mormon Life says: Late last year, we got to spend a little time with Jimmer and get some photos for our Jan/Feb 2012 issue. What a great guy! Take a peek at the photo shoot itself.
For more photos from our Jimmer photo shoot, click here.To read an excerpt of our article, click here.To read about our managing editor's experience with Jimmer, click here.
2011: The year Mormonism went mainstream
Mormon Life says: Nice article from the National Post.
Something happened to Mormons in 2011: They got popular, gained cachet and became, well, cool. Long thought of as outsiders, followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are...
Rick Reilly admits he was wrong about Jimmer Fredette
Mormon Life says: Go Jimmer.
Last March, SI.com columnist Rick Reilly wrote an unflattering article about BYU star Jimmer Fredette and his NBA prospects.
Now, Reilly is eating crow. And paying up.
Jimmer fitting in well as King
Jimmer Fredette is already making a splash in his new home in Sacramento, but he hasn't reached superstar status there like he has maintained in Utah for quite a while — yet. Fredette, who scored 21 points in his first NBA preseason game over the weekend, is still flying under the radar,...
2011: The Year of the Mormon
Mormon Life says: This blogger lists all the people, events, and things that made this year big for the LDS Church.
What a wild year it’s been. Never has Mormonism been so culturally relevant, and never has the undulating curve of popular opinion shifted so wildly, so quickly. As the year draws to a close, I...
Jimmermania begins as Sacramento Kings open camp
Jimmer Fredette shook fellow rookie Isaiah Thomas with a crossover dribble, spun back to his left and put up a pump fake that sent the defender tumbling to the ground. Fredette looked down at Thomas and swished a shot from above the free throw line that drew cheers from teammates. Maybe the first...
BYU basketball: Jimmer Fredette bids former team adieu
Even though he has exhausted his collegiate eligibility and was the No. 10 pick overall in last June's National Basketball League draft, former BYU superstar Jimmer Fredette has spent a lot of time with this year's Cougar team. Because of the NBA lockout, Fredette practiced occasionally with BYU...
