Stuff Athletes Hate: Cromartie Forgets Kids’ Names

Boxer Max Baer after losing the heavyweight championship to James J. Braddock in 1935: “Well, he’s got a wife and children. Maybe I got children too, out over the country, only I don’t know it.”

Antonio Cromartie’s personal life has put him in the punchline of the joke with Evander Holyfield. It is Stuff Athletes Hate and is humiliating to their reputation.  Cromartie has something like 8 kids by 7 different women, and 4 of them are  3 years old.

Last night on HBO’s Hard Knocks, he struggled to remember the names and ages of the Cromartie 8.  It wasn’t so much funny as it was pathetic, not because he forgot his kids names, but because he’s perpetuating a the cycle of bearing illegitimate children.

He’s had 7 children out of wedlock, earning a  spot on the all-paternity team. A long list of professional athletes  Jason Caffey ,Shawn Kemp, Travis Henry and Calvin Murphy (the expert), who have infamously fathered several out-of-wedlock children.

It’s unfair  to single out only black athletes, because they aren’t the only ones doing it.  Larry Bird,  Oscar De La Hoya, Pete Rose, Mark Messier and Steve Garvey all fathered out-of-wedlock children…..

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Ewww: Big Baby Drools Like Big Baby During Game 4

Somebody get Big Baby some graham crackers asap or he is going to keep drooling like this. Leave it to Big Baby to turn a moment of celebration into a moment of extreme sloppiness. We normal say this following dudes getting dunked on, but will somebody please wipe that slobber off of Big Baby’s chin.

Ghettooh: Paul Pierce Punches Ref During Game 4

Sometimes being a NBA referee comes with a little physical punishment on top of the mental beat-down they receive from players, coaches, hangout guys, parents and fans to boot. Eddie Rush found this out the hard way during Game 4. Late in the 1st quarter Paul Pierce got a little too crunk after getting a solid And 1, and whilst pretending to punch the air in celebration he actually ended up binging Rush in the dome with something fierce like that Gatorade flavor. Pierce was immediately apologetic and tried to laugh it off with Rush, who was in too much shock to acknowledge it was an accident.

The real question is what would have happened to Paul Pierce if he would have accidentally knocked Rush out? Knowing David Stern, Pierce might have got suspended for the duration of the playoffs.

LOL: Nate Robinson Drops “N” Bomb

You gotta love those open mics at sporting events, always managing to pick up players, coaches and fans at the most inopportune times using potty language. The most recent victim was Celtics backup guard Nate Robinson, who was a little too hype late in the 4th quarter as the Celtics pulled away. As Rajon Rondo headed to the bunch for a timeout Robinson goes over to congratulate him and then can be heard off-camera yelling “My N*gga” to another player on the team. Just another one of those legendary Finals moments.

Video of Paul Pierce forgetting that he had a towel on his shoulder following a stoppage of play in the 4th quarter after the jump…
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NBA Fight Night: Ron Artest vs Paul Pierce

In case you were wondering, this is one of the main reasons why the Lakers decided to sign Ron Artest. The dude is a beast and gives The Lake Show an aggressive presence defensively that they desperately need to win 3 more games against the Celtics. As you know we were rolling with Trevor Ariza and quite salty at how the Lakers basically disrespected him by not offering him the cheese he deserved. But the addition of Artest has filled that void as even though Ron-Ron has struggled offensively this postseason, his abillity to lock up and frustrate opposing stars is priceless. Hopefully we’ll see some more of these shenanigans in Game 2.

Artest’s postgame reaction after the jump…
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Rondo’s The Reason Lakers Fans Should Be Nervous

That is of course, if The Lake Show can even reach the NBA Finals. The C’s already booked their ticket and are arguably a better team than the one that served the Lakers back in 2008. All things considered Lakers fans should be nervous for one main reason–Rajon Rondo. Many are quick to point out that the Show didn’t have a healthy Andrew Bynum (pretty standard) or Trevor Ariza during the ‘08 Finals, and now they have beefed up their squad with the additions of Pau Gasol and QB’s Finest. That’s great, but who’s going to guard Rondo?

Whilst The Lake Show may have somewhat improved their roster and our the reigning champs, the Celtics now have the Big 4 and Rasheed Wallace (E-40 voice) to boot. It was funny to see Lakers fans actually rooting for the C’s (but mainly just some King James hateration) during their “upset” over the Cavs in the semis, under the assumption that the Magic would get in that azz in the Eastern Conference Finals. Welp Lakers Fans, you’re getting your wish, but it might not be all that you were hoping for.

Big Baby Gets Knocked The F%&k Out By D12 Elbow

Dwight Howard’s elbow’s should be considered lethal weapons like Mel Gibson. Howard’s been beasting people with his ‘bows his entire career, but it was none more evident than during the Magic’s Game 5 victory. D12 knocked C’s backup forward Glen “(don’t call me) Big Baby” Davis out of commission after delivering a grill shot that had Davis doing the wobble wobble.

When Big Baby first went down it looked like he was flopping. Even Celtics head coach Doc Rivers wasn’t convinced that Davis was legitimately hurt and can be seen yelling on the sidelines at him to get up. Davis left the game with a concussion, but appeared to come back to reality as he exited the floor. His status for Game 6 is still up in the air but guaranteed Dwight Howard’s elbow’s will still be causing major damage.

Clock Freezes During 4th Quarter Of Game 4

This didn’t end up being a big deal but it’s interesting nonetheless. With the game knotted at 86 during the final moments of the Celtics-Magic Game 4 and the C’s looking for a game-winner to sweep the series, the clock freezes at 8.5 seconds for what amounts to be about half a second before continuing to run. Unfortunately Paul Pierce turned the ball over forcing the first overtime in the 2010 NBA Playoffs and the Magic relied on a Jameer Nelson heat-check to get their first win of the series.

Had the C’s managed to get pull off the win in regulation it would have been a little more than just the luck of the Irish if you can dig.