OT: Chewing straws against NBA rules?!

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  1. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    PtldPlatypus, Feb 25, 2010
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  2. Chuck Taylor

    Chuck Taylor BATUUUM SHAKKA LAKKA!

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    Straws tear down the very image that David Stern has tried so hard to build up.
     
    Chuck Taylor, Feb 25, 2010
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  3. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Maybe because of the endorsement deal with Juicy Fruit?
     
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    Wheels Is That A Challenge?!?!1! Staff Member Global Moderator

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    lmao I do this after ever straw I have.. my wife HATES this.
     
    Wheels, Feb 25, 2010
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    The farmers collective and the Citizens for a green America group are behind the rule, no doubt about it. I think the NBA has a "chew hay" campaign that will start in earnest real soon, part of "NBA Cares" about the environment.

    If you are going to chew straws, do it with organic, good for the environment straws.
     
    andalusian, Feb 25, 2010
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  6. 44Thrilla

    44Thrilla cuatro cuatro

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    They probably don't want a player to choke on one during a game.
     
    44Thrilla, Feb 25, 2010
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    The NBA should also call Gerald Wallace and tell him to keep his mouth piece in his mouth! That dude has that thing hanging out and chews on it far more than he has it actually in his mouth.
     
    BoBoBREWSKI, Feb 25, 2010
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    lame.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    He only chews them on the bench. This "sucks"! Get it!
     
    THE HCP, Feb 25, 2010
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    BoBoBREWSKI BURP!

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    Great avatar HCP! It's almost as good as the avatar of your wifes boobs!
     
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    This.
     
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    Real gangsters chew straws.
     
    DynastYWarrioR6, Feb 25, 2010
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    On PTI, Wilbon said a league source said they aren't worried about the players choking, moreso that children might copy it and they are more likely to choke.
     
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    Is there a rule against chewing hot dogs on the court?

    It seems perfectly legit for the NBA to limit the foreign items that come on the floor during gameplay, whether they are in a player's mouth or not.

    Ed O.
     
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    Now that one I gotta see !!!
     
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    They should ban the entire Mavs team. They are notorious for choking.
     
    Shapecity, Feb 25, 2010
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    Next time, I am going to offer a bucket of pixie sticks to a player.
     
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    oldmangrouch persona non grata

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    On the court - the rule makes some sense. For players on the bench, it is just plain dumb. Micro-management for its' own sake.


    I honestly believe Stern is mentally ill.
     
    oldmangrouch, Feb 25, 2010
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  19. Nate4Prez

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    Fixed.
     
    Nate4Prez, Feb 25, 2010
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  20. rocketeer

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    did they ban chewing gum as well?
     
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