Monday, August 04, 2008

Haven't we learned anything yet?

Many of us have watched The David Chappelle Show in it's prime and laughed through all of the skits. One of the funniest was, 'When keeping it real, goes wrong'. So it seems that there are some other people who have watched this show and taken it all too literally. Josh Howard, of Dallas Mavericks fame, was caught and arrested for drag racing in his hometown of Winston Salem, NC. Obviously, this multi millionaire was drag racing his Black Lexus (ticketed for doing 94mph in a 55mph zone) against a silver Volkswagen. He was released on a written promise to come to court on his court date. The driver of the Volkswagen was not identified. Does any of this make sense? I mean Lexus doesn't make many 'fast' cars (meaning they aren't necessarily for racing*) but I'd put my money on the Lexus over the Volkswagen any day.

*Side Note - After attending a Lexus driving event where we were able to take the Lexus IS 250 and the Lexus IS F out on a track and slalom course, I have a new found appreciation for what Lexus puts under the hood. The IS 250 is a little too small for me, but it does pack a punch. Give me either the Lexus 460L or the GS 350 or 460 and I'll be happy.

Nevertheless, Josh Howard goes from the darling from Wake Forest who stayed for 4 years and being one of the best all around players in the ACC to a late first round pick in the NBA draft, to an up and coming star, to a guy who openly admits that he smokes the 'mary jane', and now the guy that gets caught drag racing in his hometown. This last year has been a PR nightmare for the Mavs and have we not forgotten what happened to Bobby Phills when he was drag racing? Keeping it real, has gone very wrong for Josh Howard. At this rate, those millions might run out due to off the court issues. Hopefully Josh has learned something in all of this. We'll stay tuned.

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