<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">My favorite sports drug-test story came at the 1988 Winter Olympics, where East German figure skater Katarina Witt had just defended her 1984 gold medal. Because Witt, then 22, was also a world-class babe at the height of vamphood, the media contingent awaiting her post-skate interview was large. They had to wait two hours. Turned out to be worth it. Witt emerged half in the bag, potted from having to drink beer to inspire her plumbing for the mandatory post-event specimen from medal winners. "I never drink beer, so it's funny for me," she said, giggling with a first-drunk loopiness that became all the more charming when she revealed her altered state took only one light beer. Imagine if she had gone to Washington State. No one would have heard of her. My least favorite sports drug-test story was Tuesday at the Sonics-Knicks game. Inexplicably, the unusable young center, Robert Swift, found himself starting the second half following his season debut in the last couple of minutes of the first half, in which he did nothing to counter coach Bob Weiss' dread of putting him into an NBA game. The bizarre decision was a minimal factor in the 104-101 loss to the Knicks, except for lending credence to the critics' notion that Weiss must be mad. Turns out that he deserved to be angry. Unknown to all at the time, the scheduled starter, Reggie Evans, was in a small room in KeyArena complying with the new rules of the NBA's drug-testing policy. In the middle of the game, he was peeing into a bottle while Swift was getting dunked on by Jerome James. Can you imagine seeing Witt interrupted in the middle of a triple-toe loop, her music unplugged and being told, "Follow me, miss, behind this screen"? And, "This Bud's for you." Embarrassed, the NBA Wednesday issued a statement saying the policy will be amended to preclude testing during the game. That was a relief to those of us who figured the next attempt to collect from The Collector would be in mid-rebound, pulling down his shorts with one hand and shoving a Buckhorn six-pack at him with the other.</div> Source
Funny article by Thiel, as usual. BTW, the Sonics better hope Luke and Nick don't get tested by surprise, from what I hear.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Roland Hood:</div><div class="quote_post">Funny article by Thiel, as usual. BTW, the Sonics better hope Luke and Nick don't get tested by surprise, from what I hear.</div> Really? I thought Luke was one of those bible-thumping straight arrows? Now, Nick I could see; although according to the News Tribune: "Allen and Collison had to give urine samples before the game to comply with the league?s new drug testing policy. ? " (Dec. 1) Besides, I thought all tests were "surprise" random tests.
Well Luke's from Blaine As far as Nick, my info's from the proverbial 'friend of a friend' so take it for what it's worth; apparently this guy (I've met him) was with the Sonics in some capacity in Nick's rookie year, basically his 'errand boy'...
Speaking of lunacy, here's another Jerome James quotable on his response to Larry Brown critiquing his play. "I don't even know what he is talking about, I just worry about Jerome."
