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Idle hands are the devil's playthings.
While that classic and creepy saying may be more bible bullying than anything, it holds a ton of truth. Just look at the NBA players getting in shit without the prospect of an NBA season to scare them straight.
Just last week, Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins was nailed for a DUI, and most recently, Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant allegedly ripped a cell phone out of a guy’s hand because Bryant was sure the man was taking pictures of he and his wife. Oh, this happened in a church of all places, not an inner-city playground (where Michael Beasley shoved a fan in the face) or a musty old gym (where Matt Barnes punched an opponent).
While these minor dust-ups seem par for the course when it comes to the NBA offseason, they will only get worse as players miss training camps and further on, parts of or all, the NBA season.
Sports fans got a taste of it during the NFL lockout when DUIs, bar fights and casino heists were daily headlines on the football wire. It seemed the players couldn’t go a week without someone landing in the clink.
Basketball will be worse, mostly because the NBA lockout will be long and ugly. And with all these players jumping the pond to play in Europe, don’t be surprised if a couple guys miss the start of the season (whenever that'll be?) because they’re tucked away in some Turkish prison for smuggling weed through airport security.
Kobe’s camera snafu and Perkins DUI are just the tip of the iceberg. As morbid as it sounds, I wouldn’t be surprised if an NBA player isn’t shot, stabbed or beaten – and maybe even killed – by the time the league settles the labor dispute.
Hopefully, the players and owners can work it out before someone becomes an unfortunate martyr for the greed of individuals.
While that classic and creepy saying may be more bible bullying than anything, it holds a ton of truth. Just look at the NBA players getting in shit without the prospect of an NBA season to scare them straight.
Just last week, Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins was nailed for a DUI, and most recently, Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant allegedly ripped a cell phone out of a guy’s hand because Bryant was sure the man was taking pictures of he and his wife. Oh, this happened in a church of all places, not an inner-city playground (where Michael Beasley shoved a fan in the face) or a musty old gym (where Matt Barnes punched an opponent).
While these minor dust-ups seem par for the course when it comes to the NBA offseason, they will only get worse as players miss training camps and further on, parts of or all, the NBA season.
Sports fans got a taste of it during the NFL lockout when DUIs, bar fights and casino heists were daily headlines on the football wire. It seemed the players couldn’t go a week without someone landing in the clink.
Basketball will be worse, mostly because the NBA lockout will be long and ugly. And with all these players jumping the pond to play in Europe, don’t be surprised if a couple guys miss the start of the season (whenever that'll be?) because they’re tucked away in some Turkish prison for smuggling weed through airport security.
Kobe’s camera snafu and Perkins DUI are just the tip of the iceberg. As morbid as it sounds, I wouldn’t be surprised if an NBA player isn’t shot, stabbed or beaten – and maybe even killed – by the time the league settles the labor dispute.
Hopefully, the players and owners can work it out before someone becomes an unfortunate martyr for the greed of individuals.
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