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Friday, May 28, 2010

Half Baked?

Zach Randolph has been an underachiever on the court for years.  We may have finally figured out what has been distracting him all this time (entire article here):

According to a probable cause affidavit, a trusted police informant identified Memphis Grizzlies player Zach Randolph as a major marijuana supplier in Indianapolis.


And that is not the only connection Randolph has here. Apparently, the police stopped someone outside a suspected drug house driving an Escalade with "secret compartments" filled with drugs and guns. It was registered to Randolph. And further investigation led them to a storage unit where Randolph has four lockers under his name. Two of those were filled with weed and ammunition which led to more vehicles registered under Randolph being searched and found to have similar contents.


Randolph made 16 million this past season and will make 17.33 million next. 


Why would he allow himself or the people he associates with to be anywhere near stuff like this? Has he just spent too much time playing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Pro athletes are notorious hardcore video gamers)? Or is he just longing for his time as one of the "Jail Blazers" after reading one too many articles about how he has turned his life/career around in Memphis?


Craziest part of this? Its not even the most outrageous article about an NBA players' off court life I stumbled upon today. What exactly is going on with Eddy Curry? Who takes a loan with 85% interest and pays $1075 a month for cable and satellite?


I guess being a multi-millionaire isn't as easy as some of us think it would be......But would it be that hard for these guys to hire someone to manage their friends and/or finances fairly?

1 comment:

  1. Oh, I think being a millionaire is every bit as easy as I picture it being. Being a druggie, on the other hand, probably ain't easy. You know, like pimpin'

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