Mavs' Howard admits offseason marijuana use

• sooze

  +3

  My favorite quote? "I have and do partake in smoking weed."

  Posted 4/26/2008 [reply] [flag]

• AEM

  +2

  What stinks about all of this is that we will have another round of hearings from Washington D.C. about this and that and in the end they won't amount to much!

  AEM

  Posted 4/26/2008 [reply] [flag]

• Patrick

  +6

  I admit to onseason marijuana use.

  Posted 4/26/2008 [reply] [flag]

• fastbreakblog

  0

  NBA players using marijuana.     I am shocked, disappointed and can't beleive it.      What's next?    That they palm and walk?

  Posted 4/27/2008 [reply] [flag]

• meech.one

  +6

  Howard continued, "You ever see the back of a twenty dollar bill... on weed? Oh, there's some crazy shit, man. There's a dude in the bushes. Has he got a gun? I dunno! RED TEAM GO, RED TEAM GO."

  Posted 4/27/2008 [reply] [flag]

• truthaboutit

  +3

  People need to get over it....we live in a hypocritical society.

  I'm sure people are aware of the new movie, Super High Me (a la Super Size Me) where I guy smokes out 24/7 for 30 days.

  At the end, the guy experienced little negative side-effects, outside of doing a little worse on some math tests and gaining 8 pounds.  

  Yet....alcohol is legal....but if someone binge drank for 30 days, you could pretty much bet that they would be dead. 

   

  Posted 4/28/2008 [reply] [flag]

• sooze

  +3

  Furthermore, I'm not sure Michael Irvin has any room to question another man's drug use...

  Posted 4/28/2008 [reply] [flag]

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Josh Howard gets high in the offseason.
Published 4/25/2008 by Russ Bengtson at SLAM Online
... In an interview with Michael Irvin (!!!) on Dallas’s ESPN radio affiliate, Mavs All-Star Josh Howard admitted to smoking marijuana in the offseason. He went on to say that “I think that everybody in the media world and in the sports world knows that NBA players do smoke marijuana.” While this is true, I’m not sure whether it was a great idea to bring it up on the radio during the playoffs. ...

49ers Donald Strickland arrested for running from the police
Published 4/26/2008 by Samuel Lam at Mining the Gold Rush
... I don’t even want to analyze this, but what kind of timing was this? The 49ers don’t need any distractions, especially with Mike Nolan’s tolerance of bad behavior. Don’t know what kind of punishment Strickland would get, if any, but this just wasn’t good timing. A day before the draft the team cannot afford to have distractions like this. The NBA’s Josh Howard was dumb enough to cause a distraction while his team is in the playoffs . This just isn’t a good day to let your problems surface to the public. Coming up next, I’ll put up an open discussion thread for the draft. There, ...

APPEAR ON THE PLAYMAKER’S SHOW AT YOUR OWN PERIL
Published 4/26/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
... lightning rod via his show on ESPN Radio in Dallas. Last month, Irvin provided a three-hour platform for cornerback Pacman Jones.  Former Bengals receiver Chris Henry has reportedly reached out to Irvin about appearing on the show. The Playmaker, whose stellar football career was plagued by off-field problems such as drug use, provided a platform on Friday for Dallas Mavericks forward Josh Howard to admit that he smokes marijuana in the offseason. Specifically, Howard admitted to “ smoking weed in the offseason sometimes ,” and described it as his “personal choice and personal ...

Mavs make it a series after Game 3 win
Published 4/26/2008 by Joe Boikess at Showboating
... job getting to the free throw line (38 attempts), converting in transition (23 fast break points) and holding the Hornets to only 38% shooting.  Dirk Nowitzki was in MVP form, notching a game-high 32 points and 19 rebounds, and helping to hold David West to only 14 points off 6-of-20 shooting.  Jason Kidd had some spring in his step as well, contributing eight points, 11 rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks.  Josh Howard added 18 but shot only 5-of-16 amid some pre-game scrutiny over his public admission of his affinity for smoking marijuana during the offseason. ...

Hawks Fans are Smart
Published 4/26/2008 by BigMck at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
... Larry’s last great playoff moments. Damn, I loved that man. If KG does lead the Celtics to a championship, I will have to wrestle with my Top 5 Favorite Celtics List in the offseason. (Sounds like a potential column.) Other remotely interesting links: Globe: Pierce is fine | Newsday: Thibodeau High on Knicks List | Herald: Allen, House Unhappy with Bench Time | Mavs Josh Howard Smokes Pot ...

Daily Links 4/26
Published 4/26/2008 at CelticsBlog
... Place Why you never let up Hoopsworld Marijuana in NBA spotlight Red's Army This guy's not helping ProJo Boston coach warns Celts about complacency Pierce on his health: Pretty much 100 percent SSNN (satire) Pierce, Garnett auditioning new members for the big 3 Washington Post James: Cavs not aggressive enough ESPN Scouts Inc: Hawks-Celtics Game 3 Awards for Rajon the late bloomer and others Cuban will deal with Howard's admitted drug use internally Herald Tribune Celtics trying not ...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 4/26
Published 4/26/2008 by FLCeltsFan at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
... This guy's not helping ProJo Boston coach warns Celts about complacency Pierce on his health: ‘Pretty much 100 percent’ SSNN (satire) Pierce, Garnett auditioning new members for the big 3 Washington Post James: Cavs not aggressive enough ESPN Scouts Inc: Hawks-Celtics Game 3 Awards for Rajon the late bloomer and others Cuban will deal with Howard's admitted drug use internally Herald ...

Saturday’s Links
Published 4/26/2008 by perkisabeast at perkisabeast.com Blog
... helping ProJo Boston coach warns Celts about complacency Pierce on his health: ‘Pretty much 100 percent’ SSNN (Satire) Pierce, Garnett auditioning new members for the big 3 Washington Post James: Cavs not aggressive enough ESPN Scouts Inc: Hawks-Celtics Game 3 Awards for Rajon the late bloomer and others Cuban will deal with Howard’s admitted drug use internally Herald ...

Game 3 Aftermath: Saturday news wrap
Published 4/26/2008 at Hornets247.com Blog
... This whole "Josh Howard smokes weed" thing blew up yesterday after J5 went on the airwaves and talked about his drug habit. (What is it with Dallas ballers saying dumb shit on the radio anyway?) From Marc Stein over at ESPN.com... ...

The Dallas Mavericks Should Not Be Ashamed
Published 4/26/2008 by Rob Mahoney at Upside and Motor
... The first time I heard word of Howard's remarks concerning his off-season marijuana use, the first thoughts that entered my mind were: "Why would he say something like that? And why now -- with Dallas up against the ropes? Generic response to controversial issue, etc. etc." I actually feel a bit ashamed. If you had asked me two days ago if I thought marijuana had a large presence among NBA players, I would've most definitely agreed. It's naive to think otherwise, and a demonstration of irresponsible journalism to write otherwise. It should come as no shock to us that ...

Elijah Dukes Cleans Zoo Cages, Dawg
Published 4/27/2008 by Larry Brown at Larry Brown Sports
... Man, I will say this for Dukes: he does seem like he’s more than willing to work his way out of the probation. First off, not many athletes have the discipline to stay off the weed — certainly we know that’s the case with Josh Howard. And much more than the dank, it takes a lot for an athlete to swallow his pride and clean up freaking rhinoceros dung — I’m not sure if I’d even do it. I hope for his sake that much like the cages, he’s cleaned up his life, and ready to go back to playing ball. Would be ...

The Game Day Skate for Monday, April 28th
Published 4/28/2008 by HabsFan29 at Four Habs Fans
Bullet points for what you missed while dreaming of smoking some weed on the off-season... Great, now the Pens can play D? They beat the Rangers at their own game, a tight defensive 2-0 struggle; Face it, the little fuckity-fuck is going to the Finals. Stars win 2nd straight in San Jose; Alighty off to Philly for Game 3. Emotions are finally starting to run high. Now we've got a playoff series.

Kokoloresleser wissen mehr, KW 17
Published 4/29/2008 by Paul Niemeyer at NBA-Blog
... . - Kurz vor Spiel 3 gegen die New Orleans Hornets gibt Mavs-Forward Josh Howard bekannt , in der Offseason öfter mal einen Stengel Gras zu rauchen.

Mavs season ends with a fart
Published 4/30/2008 by Chip's Moody Blues at Uwe Blog
... Surprise! The Dallas Mavericks lost (on the road!) to the New Orleans Hornets 98-94, thus ending the 2007-08 season. Now, Josh Howard can get as high as a kite. Not a surprise, as much. Pretty much expected. The Mavericks aren't very good and the Hornets are pretty good. Typically, when good teams play bad teams, the good team wins, at least four out of five games. It's disappointing, but not heartbreaking. No, that kind of pain and agony was imposed on fans the last two years. This team just wasn't very good, old, really. Always 10 steps behind and ...

Tale Of The Tape: Dirk vs. Sig
Published 5/1/2008 by Phillips at Rumors and Rants
... with some people. Best Attribute Nowitzki: Shooting touch and range. Hansen: Ability to work 40-plus hours straight without killing anyone. Advantage: Push Sidekick Nowitzki: Josh Howard Hansen: His brother and Deck Boss, Edgar Hansen Advantage: Hansen -Edgar is always reliable, likes to bite the heads off stuff and, as far as we know, he doesn't love the pot in the offseason. Nickname Nowitzki ...

Three points: Patriotism, Pepu and Pot
Published 5/6/2008 by Os Davis at Ball in Europe
... Maybe he should have just said he never inhaled. Josh Howard took a particularly egregious PR U-turn this week after admitting on Michael Irvin’s Dallas radio show that he “smok[ed] weed in the offseason sometimes,” a “personal choice and personal opinion.” In fact, said Howard in restating a line put forth by others before him, “I think that everybody in the media world and in the sports world knows that NBA players do smoke marijuana.” ...

State of Major League Baseball - 2008
Published 6/16/2008 by Various Authors at The Biz of Baseball
... in the NFL or Josh Howard’s admission of drug use during the playoffs in the NBA. In baseball, the stories would have been front page news and discussed for weeks. Baseball is held to a different standard than other sports, which shows its impact as the true national pastime. ...

The Conspiracy: How the Celtics managed to pull it off
Published 6/18/2008 by Lance at The Sports Culture
... in the NBA but the Buzzer Beater makes a valid point. It does cause smoke to linger for a long time. Because the Green Men experience it each home game, Boston does have a huge advantage. But, just like its opponent, it’s also a huge disadvantage because it is, well, fucking smoke. Honestly, who can play in a haze like that? Well, except for Josh Howard. ...