Roger Clemens, Paul Pierce. The last few days have brought more controversy than exciting action in the Sports World. Famous names are flashing all over the place, but just because of bad scandals.
Former baseball star Roger Clemens is on the news headlines again. Besides his bad reputation for the possible use of steroids, he seems to have something else to worry about: it was recently discovered that he had a decade-long affair with country singer Mindy McCready, which started when she was just 15. Not exactly what you want to hear about your baseball field idols. What happened to all the good sports-related stuff he should be remembered for? Sports people have always been surrounded by scandals, but it’s really sad when you realize that those dumb actions can actually outshine the golden Yankee years.
Stepping into a much more active zone, the 2007-2008 NBA Playoffs are giving a lot to talk about… and again it doesn’t have much to do with basketball. A part of the Celtics divine-dunk trinity seems to be also in the polemics club: Paul Pierce was fined with $25,000 for making an offensive gesture to Atlanta Hawks’ Al Horford after he taunted him. Many have associated the “B” sign made by Pierce with gangs and some kind of threat. Other have jumped immediately to say it’s not gang-related and it’s something Paul Pierce does all the time. Funny thing is, the video that showed the moment is not available anymore. In the end, how come people are talking about the Celtics and Paul Pierce but not for the outstanding performance they should be showing?
There’s a lot going on for the true sports betting fan. However, it seems players are busy doing controversial stuff instead of focusing on what really matters and what let them into the spotlight in the first place: their game.
Source: TheSportsPoint , AP
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April 29th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
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