Least likable professional athlete

Dr. Giganto

Sports Moderator

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

Bouchie

From reading that list, I'd say Bonds. I was going to say Burtuzzi, but Bonds sounds like a real panty sniffer

Dr. Giganto

Sports Moderator

I wanted to try to put a hockey guy in there, but there were two problems

1. I dont know much about hockey
2. I dont think anyone in hockey is less likable than Gary Bettman, and he's not exactly an "athlete"

Cyrus

*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.*

Do you work for the no fun league that you consider this a problem?


*Pulled a Sharpie out of his sock and signed the football after scoring a TD, tossed the ball to his business manager*

Again do you work for the no fun league that you have a problem with this?

*Mocked the Ray Lewis dance after scoring a TD against the Ravens, the team that he refused to go to in the offseason

Ditto

*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)*

I met Garcia when he played for Calgary. And trust me he does seem very gay so I can see why Owens would say that.

As for the other stuff I can't comment. In my opinion there is a lot more to the story than what you know. There was already an agreement of him going to Philly and then suddenly he is going to Baltimore. I would be a little annoyed to.


My most hated is McSorley.

Simon

Founder/Admin

I voted Barry Bonds, but then I saw the Rapist Kobe and realized I should have voted for that dickhead.

Freak

The overwhelming majority of my vote goes to Martin Gramatica.

As for TO, I thought the Sharpie incident was pretty cool. I at least have to give him credit for continually coming up with new ideas. I didn't like the Cowboys logo incidents though (was twice that game), and it was just awesome to see George Teague lay him out. I dislike Owens pretty strongly, and I hope Ray Ray gets some retribution on him somehow.

Cyrus

He is innocent. The bitch wanted it, got it and then decided she could lie to charge him.

Mr. Hyde

Kobe didn't rape that girl. I firmly believe that.

I voted for Bonds. I think he's an ignorant prick. I especially didn't like the comments he made about Boston being racist, when he's never even been here. I think he should be kicked out of the MLB and all of his records should be erased. He's nothing but a juice head.

Dr. Giganto

Sports Moderator

I'm not necessarily saying that its my opinion that all those things are wrong, but those are just some of the reasons why people hate him.

The Sharpie thing I actually thought was funny, but the thing with the star and mocking Ray Lewis are just disrespectful. ESPECIALLY the Ray Lewis thing.

Also, as far as the trade to Philly goes, he had an agreement to go there IF he had filed the papers by the correct date to let him out of his contract with SF. He forgot to file his free agency papers and thus he was still under contract with SF. At that point its San Fran's duty to do whats best for the team. They were offered a second round draft pick for TO from Baltimore, which was MUCH better than what they got from Philly. But since TO did what he does best, which is bitch and complain until he gets his way, San Fran got screwed over in the whole situation. And this was all because TO was too fucking stupid to file his papers on time.

Simon

Founder/Admin

Actually Mister D. It was his AGENT that didnt file the proper paperwork on time. I think TO had a legit beef on that one.

I personally find TO extremely entertaining. The only thing I wasnt too crazy about was when he danced on the Dallas Star at the 50 yard line.......wait, I hate the Cowboys. hahaha that was funny.

I have no problem with players that talk shit as long as they can back it up.