August 26, 2009
So let me get this straight: Rick Pitino admits to having sex with a woman who isn’t his wife in the back of a restaurant. This results in the woman getting pregnant, which causes him to then pay her $3,000 for an abortion, and within months she is married to one of his employees. The woman later tries to blackmail Pitino, and is currently facing extortion charges.
Then, in a press conference to apologize for what happened (after originally denying it), he referenced how New Yorkers got through 9/11 was similar to how he and his family and friends dealt with this situation. After a couple more weeks pass, Pitino then holds another press conference to complain about how his family has had to go through “pure hell” in this situation. On top of that, he complains about how people should be focusing on things like the passing of Senator Ted Kennedy and the fact that we have a poor economy at the moment.
Really? Seriously? Honestly?
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August 24, 2009
As the NBA Draft approached last spring, I was one of the biggest Michael Beasley fans out there. After watching him do even better in his freshman season at Kansas State than Kevin Durant did the previous season with Texas, I felt Beasley was poised to have a monster career – especially because of the way the game has shifted to a more wide-open, offense-driven style that is perfectly suited to his talents.
But ever since he was selected second overall by the Miami Heat, I’ve continually grown less and less confident in him. He frequently showed signs of immaturity, and didn’t have nearly the impact that the draft’s top pick, Derrick Rose, did for the Bulls, or that Durant did for Oklahoma City the year before.
Now that, according to a report by my friend Adrian Wojnarowski for Yahoo! Sports, Beasley has checked himself into a rehabilitation facility in Houston (despite his not turning 21 until next January), his career unbelievably could be on the brink of a far too premature ending.
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