What should I do? Well, just keep doing you and you’ll be the villain. That’s the case with the five guys that are going to be featured in this post this morning. In order to be fair, I guess you can say that some of these guys don’t have bad intentions, but villains they are, nonetheless. (That was me getting my Yoda on)
So what exactly is a Villain in professional sports? Well, to be fair we have to use the Lebron James Model. He coined the phrase, so it’s only right we use prerequisites outlined by the man himself.
Using that criteria, here is an updated version of Professional Sports Villains…
(5) Chris Paul
Remember when Chris Paul was drafted by the Hornets? It was such a lovely fit. This marriage was going to last forever. WRONG! After 6 seasons with the Hornets and 23 total playoff games, Chris Paul wants out. What’s worse is he’s making it known he wants to link up with a super team by saying he won’t sign an extension with damn near every team the Hornets talk to. Chris ...
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TEAMS: Miami Heat, New Orleans Pelicans, Philadelphia Eagles
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