Flagrant Fouls

Scottie Pippen
Scottie, who's not exactly known for his mental toughness, made a laughable attempt to get inside the head of one of the NBA's mentally toughest players, Kobe Bryant, by accusing Bryant of faking an injury to be more like Mike. As the alleged leader of the dysfunctional Trailblazers, wasn't Scottie supposed to keep volatile Rasheed Wallace in line? I have only one thing to say to Scottie -- 1.7 seconds.

Bobby Knight
Did Robert Montgomery Knight have Indiana University junior center Kirk Haston's best interests in mind when he allegedly advised Haston to forfeit his final year of college eligibility? Or was Knight just getting back at his former employer by providing Haston with questionable advice? If you've seen Haston play, then you probably know the answer to this question.

Jason Williams
America's love affair withe player known as "White Chocolate" seems to be coming to an end. Williams' development as a player has stagnated after a flashy debut season and now it is widely known that Williams hurled racial slurs at a fan during a game at Golden State. The thoughtful and insightful Williams offended Asians and homosexuals during this profanity-laced tirade, which was directed at an Asian American fan. Jason, those Nike and ESPN commercials are going to disappear if you don't stop trying to the NBA's version of Slim Shady.

Charlie Ward
Last week, Ward made insensitive comments about Judaism last week, mobilizing Jewish leaders against him. In all seriousness, nobody should care about what the ignorant Ward has to say. He doesn't even have anything remotely interesting to say about basketball or football, much less religion. Ward should leave the comparative religious studies to a scholar of world relgions -- someone like Shane Battier.