There aren’t many things that will be less shocking than John Wall going to the Wizards with the first pick in the 2010 NBA Draft. Here are a few:
1. Albert Haynesworth getting served with a paternity suit » The Redskins tackle has been padding his “pretty much a bad dude” resume the entire offseason. Now he’s being sued for $10 million after allegedly impregnating a New York stripper. Shocking.
2. The NBA fining nearly every executive in the league for tampering over LeBron James » Apparently the rule needs to be explicit: If you say “LeBron James,” you better have the checkbook out.
3. Zach Randolph being listed in a probable cause affidavit as a “major marijuana supplier in Indianapolis” » The notorious knucklehead’s quiet and productive season was the aberration. Things were bound to return to abnormal sooner or later.
4. Dinara Safina getting bounced in the first round of the French Open » A year ago, she was No. 1 in the world. Since then, she’s double-faulted on match point in the Roland Garros final, suffered a historically bad loss in the Wimbledon semis, 6-0, 6-1, and suffered upset losses in the third round of the U.S. Open and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. That’s a rough stretch.
5. Diego Maradona making more headlines for Argentina than Lionel Messi » First, Maradona ran over a photographer on the way to announce his baffling selections for the Argentinian World Cup roster. Then, he demanded high-tech toilets in South Africa. Now he’s told a radio station: “If we win the World Cup, I’ll get naked and run around the Obelisk [in central Buenos Aires.]” Of course he will.
