| Least likable professional athlete
Who do you guys think is the least likable pro athlete. Each person has to still be in the league (no O.J., Dennis Rodman, or Rae Carruth) I'll provide a few choices and an explanation for each
Terrell Owens:
*Ran out to the 50-yard line after scoring a TD in Dallas and threw his hands up in the air looking to the sky a la Andy Dufresne after escaping Shawshank.
*Forgot to file free agency papers, then threatened to sue 49ers if they did not release him or trade him.
*Refused to accept a trade to the Ravens, and threatened to sue the NFL.
*Pulled a Sharpie out of his sock and signed the football after scoring a TD, tossed the ball to his business manager
*Mocked the Ray Lewis dance after scoring a TD against the Ravens, the team that he refused to go to in the offseason
*Made false accusations about the sexual preferences of his former teammate, QB Jeff Garcia (who just happens to be dating Carmella, from Playboy and the WWE Diva Search)
Kobe Bryant:
*Accused of sexual assault of a 19-year old girl last year
*Forced the Lakers to trade Shaq because he wanted the spotlight all to himself
*Told investigators that Shaq pays off women to keep quiet about their trysts with him
*Went on national t.v. and accused one of his teammates of hitting on his wife.
*As an 18-year old high school senior, refused to play for any team other than the Lakers or the Knicks
*Refused to play for the team that originally drafted him, the Charlotte Hornets, forced a trade to the Lakers
*Generally disliked by most people who come into contact with him
Latrell Sprewell:
*Choked his coach P.J. Carlisimo in practice several years ago
*Fined by the NBA for being caught on camera telling a fan in L.A. to suck his dick
*Turned down a 10-million dollars a year contract extension and then said "I gotta feed my family"
*Missed several games at the start of last season after breaking his hand in a fight then not revealing his injury to the team
Ron Artest:
*Ran into the stands in Detroit and attacked several fans, suspended for the rest of the season
*Asked for a month off in the middle of the season to promote an R&B album he produced
*Fined and suspended numerous times for flagrant fouls
*Destroyed a t.v. monitor and camera after a loss to the Knicks
Barry Bonds:
*Has close ties with the owner of a California laboratory that provided performance-enhancing drugs to athletes.
*Used two illegal substances, but claims that he thought they were something else
*Got into a fight with teammate Jeff Kent in the middle of a game last year
*Is provided with his own high-end leather recliner in the Giants clubhouse, an amenity which is not available to any other player
*Extremely petulant with fans and the media, well-known for refusing to sign autographs
*Agreed to auction off a chance to spend a day with him, along with Alex Rodriguez, but only if he gets to keep the proceeds and not donate them to charity like A-Rod is doing
*Generally disliked by most people who come into contact with him |