(Just in case Chris Andersen starts pulling out some of his and handing them to other players as souvenirs. (This is directed at any player who went to UNLV or played for Jerry Tarkanian.) No rawhide, tree bark, Purina Beggin' Strips, headbands, or No.(Usually provided by the children of players who have max contracts.) No strips of licorice, beef jerky, long stems of blue grass, or those little green Starbucks lid stoppers.No Starburst, Skittles, Reese's Pieces or Jelly Bellies.(Don't want anyone looking like Telly Savalas, or an extra in an LL video.) (Don't want anyone looking like Archbishop Don "Magic" Juan.) If the NBA is going to place regulations on what players consume on the sidelines, they might as well go all-out and shut everything down. (As if the league doesn't have anything else to concern itself with.) The ban was "justified" by NBA VP of communications Tim Frank, who said the chewing of straws during games was "a safety issue."Īnyway, with all the things going on in the Association right now, we have to ask, why single out straws? It seems personal. The documentary chronicles Butlers journey from having a troubled childhood growing up on the streets of Wisconsin, to becoming an NBA champion, philanthropist, entrepreneur and community. The NBA has now put an end to Caron Butler's neurotic and bizarre habit of chewing straws during games. Mark Wahlberg is producing a movie about his life. The 23-year-old Thabeet will be the highest drafted player to play in the NBA’s minor league.Ronald Martinez/Getty ImagesCaron Buter reacts angrily to the straw ban. Caron Butler Q&A: Hanging with Mark Wahlberg, Kicking Mountain Dew Habit, and More. The former Connecticut player had a career-best 10 points on Jan. NBA Champion Caron Butler joins the show to talk about his career, being addicted to Mountain Dew and Straws, and how Jim Calhoun recruited him to Uconn. The 7-foot-3 Thabeet, the second overall pick last year, averaged 2.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 50 games. He would be able to rejoin the Cavaliers in 30 days, but could sign with another team immediately. Ilgauskas will become a free agent eligible to join any team for a prorated share of the veteran’s minimum. The 34-year-old is averaging 7.5 points and 5.3 rebounds this season. From chugging liters of Mountain Dew before the game that the NBA had to eventually ban, Butler found another. 17 as part of the three-team trade that sent Antawn Jamison to the Cavaliers, didn’t play for Washington. Caron Butlers soda addiction and chewing straws. Butler did not play against the Los Angeles Lakers due to a reaction to medication. The 7-foot-3 Ilgauskas, who was acquired from Cleveland on Feb. NBA executive vice president Stu Jackson phoned Butler on Tuesday and told him to leave his straws at home. He said he used to go through about six bottles a day and chugged two of them just before each game. "Then it became one of those things you keep doing."īutler also disclosed last year that he had lost 11 pounds by giving up another "addiction,” 12-ounce bottles of Mountain Dew. "It calmed me down," he said in the chat. He said he goes through about 12 straws a game. He disclosed in a chat on NBA.com last year that he’s been chewing straws while playing since he was in high school. Dan Steinberg of The Washington Post did a Pulitzer-worthy expos on 'The Straw Man' in 2007, citing Butler's favorite straws (McDonald's, Burger King), how many he goes through a game (believe it or not, 12), and when and why it all started (he switched from toothpicks to straws back in '98). "It’s a safety issue, period," NBA senior vice president for basketball communications Tim Frank told .īutler had made no secret of his addiction to straws. "It’s against the rules," Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said. NBA executive vice president Stu Jackson called Butler on Tuesday and told him chewing on straws during a game is not allowed, reported. 13 in a seven-player trade with the Washington Wizards, was chewing on straws throughout the game while on the court. A investigation (seriously) reveals that the NBA is committed to curing basketball of oral fixations and therefore Caron Butler who.
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