Impostor's 'Sonics' lies fooled woman he dated

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  Frankly, I'm surprised that there are ladies who would put out for the real Jeff Turner.

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Northwest Sports: In the Morning
Published 6/4/2008 by Seth (noreply@blogger.com) at Enjoy the Enjoyment
... (among others), a Massachusetts man with the Dickensian name of Robbie Craven has been pretending he's a Sonics scout to get laid. At least he's honest about it, telling the P-I's Gary Washburn: "(The situation was) all brought on by an online dating thing. Craigslist. I lied to her. Does that mean I can go out there and represent the Sonics? No. Does that mean that I did it to get some (sex)? Absolutely." ... ...

Morning News
Published 6/4/2008 by PN (noreply@blogger.com) at Supersonicsoul - The Sonics Blog!
... Also in the PI, Gary Washburn has an amusing story about Ronnie Craven, a Boston area man who lied to a woman in an online dating service, claiming to be a Sonics' front office employee. Craven was less than contrite when contacted by Washburn: ...

Man Poses As Ex-NBA Player To Score Women
Published 6/4/2008 by PUNTE at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... Or you could pose as a former NBA player and analyst on CRAIGSLIST. At least that’s what Boston-area resident Ronnie Craven did when he posed as 10-year NBA vet and former Magic radio analyst Jeff Turner. From the SEATTLE P-I : The woman who dated Craven said she met who she thought was Turner on a dating Web site and the two went out about 12 times. She was convinced Craven was really Turner, a 10-year NBA veteran who played with Michael Jordan and Patrick Ewing on the 1984 U.S. Olympic team. Turner, 46, now a high school coach in Orlando, retired from the NBA in 1996. ...

‘I Work for the Sonics; Wanna Go Out?’
Published 6/4/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
Well, this is certainly one way to score yourself a date (and then some). © Marcel Mutoni for SLAM Online, 2008. | Permalink | No comment Add to del.icio.us Search blogs linking this post with ...

Straight Macking
Published 6/4/2008 by nation_of_islam_sportsblog (noreply@blogger.com) at Nation Of Islam Sportsblog
... without surprise, we understand how this idolatry and blasphemous worship of the athlete can cause weaker men to perpetrate. 'I played ball in college.' 'I played minor league baseball.' 'I had a tryout with the Giants.' And on and on. We've all heard these words pushed from the forked and weak tongue of individuals who clearly haven't the athletic prowess to cross a street. But, occasionally, when one casts enough lines in the water. A fish bites. "For months, a Boston-area woman thought she was dating a Sonics front-office employee ...

He Also Invented the 3 Point Shot and Dribbling
Published 6/4/2008 by slanch at The Slanch Report
... Ronnie Craven is a man who likes to use Craigslist to find women for him to woo. Nothing too out of the ordinary there, except that he likes to pretend that he is a member of the front office staff of the Seattle Supersonics. “I am going to be honest with you. I don’t work for them,” Craven told a Seattle Post-Intelligencer reporter, “(The situation was) all brought on by an online dating thing. Craigslist. I lied to her. Does that mean I can go out there and represent the Sonics? No. Does that mean that I did it to get some (sex)? Absolutely.” ...

The 10-man rotation, starring a Jeff Turner imposter
Published 6/4/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
A look around the league and the web that covers it. It's also important to note that the rotation order and starting nods aren't always listed in order of importance. That's for you, dear reader, to figure out. C: Seattle P-I. For months, a Boston-area woman thought she was dating former Magic player Jeff Turner. Nope. PF: Globe, via AltRaps. Chris Bosh will be dispatched by "The Tonight Show" as a special Finals correspondent SF: NBAstuffer.com. Regular ...

Somerville Genius steals Sonic Identity
Published 6/4/2008 by perkisabeast at perkisabeast.com Blog
... “I am going to be honest with you. I don’t work for them,” the man who posed as Turner said from his home in Somerville, a Boston suburb, when reached by the Seattle P-I on Monday. “(The situation was) all brought on by an online dating thing. Craigslist. I lied to her. Does that mean I can go out there and represent the Sonics? No. Does that mean that I did it to get some (sex)? Absolutely.” ...

Sonics Imposter Fooled A Lot Of People
Published 6/4/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... A Boston man by the name of Ronnie Craven, had been telling friends and even his hometown newspaper that he was the Sonics' player development director. Why anyone would believe the Sonics would have a player development director in Boston is beyond me, but whatever. ...

Sonics Impersonator Gets Some Tail
Published 6/5/2008 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... . Take for instance Ronnie Craven. Mr. Craven has been professing to be one Jeff Turner, a former NBA player. I’ve never heard of Jeff Turner, and I’m guessing you haven’t either. I guess that’s what makes it perfect for Craven’s purposes. For instance, if you were planning to lie to some chick, telling her you’re Jeff Keppinger from the Reds works a little better than saying you’re Ken Griffey Jr., capiche? Well, Mr. Craven knew what he was doing all along. He said he was Turner and that he was an ...

Daily Dump: Latarian Milton Strikes Again, Useless Sports Merchandise, Vanessa Curry Mask And Lily Allen A Mess
Published 6/5/2008 by J Koot at Busted Coverage: Booze, Ladies And Football
... before they start going to college and popping little Kobe’s. Conclusion: It’s not exactly smart visiting a war zone without at least getting a t-shirt that reads “I got shot at in Iraq and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.” Today’s Dump: Badass Latarian Milton strikes again, wants chicken wings [Friends of the Program] Claim to work in Sonics’ front office; works well with women [Seattle PI] Springsteen gets in Red Wings Cup Championship team photo ...

CRAIGSLIST DATING IS A MINEFIELD OF LIES
Published 6/5/2008 at With Leather
... with sites as rife with fraud as Craigslist personals. What's that? You're 36-24-37, "down with 420" and don't need a guy with a lot of drive? The only catch is that you're a prostitute? And the picture on your ad is obviously from a porn site? Let's hook it up! Anyway, some underly skeptical woman waited months before bothering to so much as Google a guy she met on the site. She's now shocked to discover the man, posing as a NBA front-office employee and former player, is a wee bit full o' the shite. ...

Sonics Intentionally Sabotaged Themselves
Published 6/5/2008 at The Sporting Blog
[image] If you haven't yet heard about the random dude impersonating the Sonics' scout , welcome to the interwebs. Also, check back later for news on the man accused of building his own Grizzlies' team plane. But the real news from the Sonics front this week is this latest angle: That the team deliberately shut the fans out of this, and last, season. From the ...

Reading is Great! Thursday’s NBA Rumors, Breaking News, and Blog Links
Published 6/5/2008 by Andrew Thell and Brian Spencer at Empty the Bench
... Malice… - Gaggles of NBA writers, including ETB’s Capt. Thell, make their Finals picks. - FanHouse - Apparently the Pistons have interest in speaking with Mike Woodson. - Biz of Basketball - Just in case you have $1,017 in spare change for a pair of shoes… - Ball Don’t Lie - The idea that less Kobe Bryant is good for the Lakers is bollocks. - Seattle PI - “Does that mean that I [lied] to get some (sex)? Absolutely.” - ...

Links The Man Wants You To See
Published 6/5/2008 by The MCD (noreply@blogger.com) at Rumors and Rants
... there. On with the Links.... Why the Lakers will win the Finals in six games. And no, I'm not linking the Celtics one - Empty the Bench An insider's take on the recent Kimbo Slice/exploding ear broadcast on network television - The Sporting Blog The 10 best Stanley Cup celebrations - Yahoo! Sports Keep it together, creepy bloggers - Busted Coverage I don't know who Jeff Turner is, but I can't believe this worked - Seattlepi.com I love me some Chuck Klosterman too - The Blowtorch Michael ...