Nuggets president says Lawson practiced drunk

[outbreak]

http://www.sbnation.com/2015/7/22/9016745/ty-lawson-alcohol-abuse-nuggets-rockets

Says there were times at practice where you could smell the alcohol.

[inclinerator]

https://img.4plebs.org/boards/tv/image/1365/79/1365794148536.gif

[Fudge]

This negro never obey the law, son.


:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[NugzFan]

Really hope Lawson finds the help he needs.

[outbreak]

Really hope Lawson finds the help he needs.
I didn't realise he had a proper problem with alcohol. I thought it was just that he liked to party and made bad decisions but it sounds now like he's actually had addiction problems.

[ISHGoat]

Crazy that a drunk negro the same height as me can make 9 figures in his career playing ball

[Heavincent]

Dude averaged 15/10 while being drunk most of the time. Kind of impressive.

[Pushxx]

When I play full-court drunk my jumpshot is jacked, but I fearlessly drive into the paint giving zero ****s.

[guy]

Could've just been hungover from the night before.

[ISHGoat]

Could've just been hungover from the night before.
This is just typical character assassination commissioned by the team after trading a player

[outbreak]

This is just typical character assassination commissioned by the team after trading a player
He does have a bunch of DUIs though so they aren't really bringing it up unprompted. Would better if they didn't mention him turning up drunk though and just said he's had his problems.

[bdreason]

Could've just been hungover from the night before.



Exactly. Anyone whose played ball on Saturdays or Sundays is used to smelling people sweat out the alcohol from the night before.

[outbreak]

Exactly. Anyone whose played ball on Saturdays or Sundays is used to smelling people sweat out the alcohol from the night before.

It's a bit different when you are in the NBA being paid millions of dollars to be in tip top shape though...

[guy]

It's a bit different when you are in the NBA being paid millions of dollars to be in tip top shape though...

Not saying Ty Lawson doesn't have a problem, but that scenario wouldn't really indicate a problem.

[NugzFan]

This is just typical character assassination commissioned by the team after trading a player

Nope...

[Droid101]

When I play full-court drunk my jumpshot is jacked, but I fearlessly drive into the paint giving zero ****s.
Lawson led the league in drives last year...

[FreezingTsmoove]

You guys are acting like he is an alcoholic

He just likes to have a good time. He openly said if he was drafted by Miami he would have busted :lol also said he can see why Beasley busted

[hawksdogsbraves]

You guys are acting like he is an alcoholic

He just likes to have a good time. He openly said if he was drafted by Miami he would have busted :lol also said he can see why Beasley busted

I mean from everything we're hearing it sounds like he may well be an alcoholic :oldlol:

If I show up to work drunk and get multiple DUI's I know people would consider me one.

Now there are a lot of highly functioning alcoholics out there, some of them quite high profile, so it's not like it can't be done either.

[TylerOO]

Crazy that a drunk negro the same height as me can make 9 figures in his career playing ball

:oldlol:

[ClipperRevival]

Lawson led the league in drives last year...
:oldlol: There you go.

[Spurs m8]

Who cares about this guy, he's a drink driving selfish piece of shit midget.

[And1AllDay]

Found secret footage of Ty Lawson earlier this morning


http://global3.memecdn.com/drunk-guy_o_1973479.jpg

All joking aside, I hope Ty Lawson finds help with his addiction and comes back strong

[Sportal]

Lol...

League is in trouble, imagine what he can do sober..

[disel]

playin 4 the nuggets an livin in denver would drive any cat to the sauce

[MrC1991]

playin 4 the nuggets an livin in denver would drive any cat to the sauce
Or to just get really really high...with that option and still lean toward alcohol makes me question Ty a little bit. Weed > Booze any day of the week. Besides drug tests of course.

[ProfessorMurder]

Not saying Ty Lawson doesn't have a problem, but that scenario wouldn't really indicate a problem.

Uh yeah it does, and the multiple DUIs...

[Locked_Up_Tonight]

Lawson led the league in drives last year...

And apparently all those drives were DUIs.

[guy]

Uh yeah it does, and the multiple DUIs...

Smelling like alcohol cause you're hungover from the night before? Not really that big of a deal.

[Legends66NBA7]

The team had to have more strict discipline than that. Lawson had to get help first, he should have been removed from all basketball activities if this was a big problem.

[Jailblazers7]

Smelling like alcohol cause you're hungover from the night before? Not really that big of a deal.

It kind of is since he should be able to handle himself the night before a practice but I don't see it as a very big deal. Especially since he was clearly checked out when the Nuggets sucked ass.

[Take Your Lumps]

From a player's/FA perspective, this is not a good look for Denver to be airing this shit out in public. Seems unnecessary.

[West-Side]

Dude averaged 15/10 while being drunk most of the time. Kind of impressive.

:roll: Great point.

[West-Side]

Lawson led the league in drives last year...

Drives to the liquor store?

[ralph_i_el]

Some people can do stuff drunk.

I used to smoke a bit of weed before water polo games in college. Had my best game in my career decently baked. Swimming a lot makes your shoulders sore, but I never felt it with a bit of weed in me. I could just swim forever.

[wang4three]

If Kroenke knew this, why didn't he suspend him? There are only reason I can think of that he let him continue to play was so that he could try to trade Ty without rumors of his drinking problems to hurt his value. That's kind of selfish for a guy who claims to "love Ty."

[ProfessorMurder]

Smelling like alcohol cause you're hungover from the night before? Not really that big of a deal.
They knew he had an issue because of a prior DUI. He shows up to work smelling like alcohol.

You don't know if it was the night before or because he's drunk at the time. You weren't there.

Bottom line: Do you show up to work reeking of booze?

[NugzFan]

From a player's/FA perspective, this is not a good look for Denver to be airing this shit out in public. Seems unnecessary.

yeah its a huge red flag to any free agents who want to come to practice drunk and get DUIs - dont goto denver! other franchises might be cool with it but not denver. :eek:

jokes aside, the nuggets have handled this very well and given lawson a lot of support as well as even trading him to a contender (as opposed to suspending him without pay). i dont like the return on the trade but i gotta give the FO a lot of respect for how they have handled a very tough situation. hope lawson turns his life around.

[outbreak]

They knew he had an issue because of a prior DUI. He shows up to work smelling like alcohol.

You don't know if it was the night before or because he's drunk at the time. You weren't there.

Bottom line: Do you show up to work reeking of booze?

Plus he's meant to be a professional athlete, if you run a multi million dollar franchise and you have people turning up hung over or smelling of booze that's not on. Maybe 20-30 years ago when sports weren't as professional but these days you are expected to give it your all on and off the court.

[midatlantic09]

Crazy that a drunk negro the same height as me can make 9 figures in his career playing ball

:oldlol: That's EXACTLY what I was thinking. Like, it'd be one thing if he were a 6'10 dude with great length and athleticism who could still be highly effective despite with coming in drunk and doing the bare minimum in practice and during the offseason, but a 5'11 dude? That unfathomable. One would think someone Lawson's size would need to do everything possible to make sure his performance is always at a very high level (since he's at such a disadvantage because of his height), but I guess not...

Something tells me this dude doesn't even work on his game much during the offseason; just a lot of drinks, chicks, and clubs....maybe works out here and there, but no real workout schedule.

[FireDavidKahn]

Exactly. Anyone whose played ball on Saturdays or Sundays is used to smelling people sweat out the alcohol from the night before.
Alcohol doesn't leave the body in sweat.

[KirbyPls]

https://img.4plebs.org/boards/tv/image/1365/79/1365794148536.gif

I shudder to think where this .gif comes from. :(

[ballup]

That's straight up unprofessional.

[guy]

They knew he had an issue because of a prior DUI. He shows up to work smelling like alcohol.

You don't know if it was the night before or because he's drunk at the time. You weren't there.

Bottom line: Do you show up to work reeking of booze?

I was describing a specific scenario that Ty Lawson may have been in. I have no idea if that was or wasn't the scenario he was in.

I work in an office so it's a little different. I'm assuming these dudes don't shower before they go to practice and hes obviously sweating some of it out.