5:15 PMChris Douglas-Roberts is amused by people's reaction that he has H1N1. The NJ Nets forward Tweets: "Hahahahahaaaa. Everybody wants a Swine Flu picture. That's funny as hell. Am I suppose to look different?"
5:00 PM Bengals DB Chinedum Ndukwe escaped serious injury when the limo he was riding in crashed into a utility pole. Ndukwe was heading back from a local elementary school after visiting with students as part of his Fuel Up To Play 60 health program.
4:45 PM South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier is taking back playcalling duties from his son (receivers coach Steve Jr.), and also says he plans to remain with the Gamecocks for another three to four seasons.
4:30 PMMark Cubandenies reports that he's interested in the Dodgers. He tells the Dallas Morning News: "Read the text of the e-mail I sent. It's all headline and no substance."
You have to be suspicious of any interviewer who introduces Smush Parker as “a legend in his own right” - a legend at what, being mediocre? But shockingly that’s not the dodgiest thing said in an interview found by the ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER of the former Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat point guard playing ball in New York this past summer. Instead, it’s Parker who comes up with the outrageous statements, specifically about Kobe Bryant.
In the interview, Parker is questioned about his time playing with the Lakers, which he says was overrated. He then says that his main problems with the team weren’t with management or coach Phil Jackson, but with Bryant, saying that “the problems with that team start with him and end with him.” Don’t believe me? Check out the video for yourself after the jump:
Hey, the economy’s tough. I understand. My dinner last night was a bottle of soda. You’ve got to pull in those dollars wherever you can. Still, maybe it’s not the best business practice for a pro sports team to be suing its season ticket holders.
The Miami Heat have filed 16 lawsuit in the past year against fans and companies who they say owe $1.6 million in unpaid ticket fees. For comparison’s sake, that’s risking incalculably bad PR to recover the cost of Smush Parker this season. But hey, Heat owner Micky Arison is only the 94th wealthiest person in the world, so clearly he needs every last dime.
