The NBA's PR has been nothing short of a train wreck this offseason. Point shaving, crimes galore, drunk driving, the Stephon Marbury escapades, some other shenanigans I can't remember off the top of my head, and now two of the biggest names in NBA history have potenially humiliating court appearances in their future. We'll start with Isiah Thomas.
Right now is the jury selection process of the trial, when you try to find those twelve people in the state of New York who have never heard of Isiah Thomas, never read the newspaper, don't know anything about sex, and aren't mentally unstable weirdos. The last condition immediately disqualifies all Celticsblog staffers. Sorry fellas.
There isn't anything too juicy right now, except we do hear that the MSG/Thomas camp did try to settle over the summer, which is probably what they should have done. The longer this case stays in court, the worse he will do in the court of public opinion- his lawyers can't prove a negative. They can't prove that he didn't do anything. This woman is going to make all kinds of accusations and some of them will be truthful and some of them won't. Regardless, Thomas is going to look like an ass, and I*Heart*Celtics will love every minute of it. Stay posted!
In similarly sketchy news, Shaquille O'Neal filed for divorce from his munchkin wife. In one of the worst "lawyerspeak" quotes of the year, he claims:
Basically, he's accusing her of stealing shit. Fair enough. Thankfully, TimesOnline digs a little deeper by bringing up that trashy tell-all by Karrine Steffans.
The chances of this being completely true? Close to 0. The "tiny dick" joke was lame thirty years ago, and the chances of Shaq working up a sweat during the lovemaking are slim considering he would crush any normal woman like a grape. Still, nothing like throwing a little "former hip hop groupie and porn star" testimony into the divorce preceedings!
Finally, as the kicker for this fine article...
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Right now is the jury selection process of the trial, when you try to find those twelve people in the state of New York who have never heard of Isiah Thomas, never read the newspaper, don't know anything about sex, and aren't mentally unstable weirdos. The last condition immediately disqualifies all Celticsblog staffers. Sorry fellas.
There isn't anything too juicy right now, except we do hear that the MSG/Thomas camp did try to settle over the summer, which is probably what they should have done. The longer this case stays in court, the worse he will do in the court of public opinion- his lawyers can't prove a negative. They can't prove that he didn't do anything. This woman is going to make all kinds of accusations and some of them will be truthful and some of them won't. Regardless, Thomas is going to look like an ass, and I*Heart*Celtics will love every minute of it. Stay posted!
In similarly sketchy news, Shaquille O'Neal filed for divorce from his munchkin wife. In one of the worst "lawyerspeak" quotes of the year, he claims:
O’Neal claimed in the petition that his wife was “secretive about her assets . . . particularly with respect to certain properties owned or titled in either her name alone, or in other entities”. It went on to describe the marriage as “irretrievably broken”, and requested that O’Neal’s wife give “a correct account of all money, funds, stocks, bonds, and other securities”.
Basically, he's accusing her of stealing shit. Fair enough. Thankfully, TimesOnline digs a little deeper by bringing up that trashy tell-all by Karrine Steffans.
The problems began last year with the publication of a lurid memoir by Karrine Steffans, a former hip-hop groupie and porn star, in which the 35-year-old player for the Miami Heat had a cameo.
Steffans claimed that after O’Neal visited her apartment one night, he gave her $10,000 (£5,000) in cash and was “very upfront about the way [their] relationship would be”. She went on to claim that Shaq’s anatomy was “average – for a 5ft 4in man”, and that he sweated so much during their lovemaking that she had to turn over the mattress.
Although the tryst allegedly took place while O’Neal, who is often referred to as “Shaq”, was still a bachelor, it appeared to validate increasing concerns over the excesses of players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) – and a string of failed marriage and sexual scandals.
The chances of this being completely true? Close to 0. The "tiny dick" joke was lame thirty years ago, and the chances of Shaq working up a sweat during the lovemaking are slim considering he would crush any normal woman like a grape. Still, nothing like throwing a little "former hip hop groupie and porn star" testimony into the divorce preceedings!
Finally, as the kicker for this fine article...
The NBA has recently faced sexual scandals involving leading players Kobe Bryant and Jason Kidd. More serious, however, was the revelation this summer that Tom Donaghy, a referee for 772 regular-season NBA games and 20 play-off matches, regularly spent tens of thousands of dollars betting on the same games he officiated, and gave information to outsiders about the conditions of players, in a scheme involving low-level mob associates.
Statisticians have since claimed that during ten consecutive games that were officiated by Donaghy, the point betting spread moved by 1.5 points before the start of the game, suggesting that huge last-minute bets had been made. Donaghy is currently awaiting sentencing, and could face up to 25 years in jail.
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