NBA Props: Who’s Gonna Suffer For Their Bling?
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The mandatory NBA dress code being put in place on Nov. 1st has many players miffed. After spending millions of their hard-earned dollars on ridiculously tacky jewelery, to be told that it can’t be worn under the new dress code policy has them all riled up. Now, Bodog has odds on whom the first player to be fined this season will be. Heavy favorites are 76ers guard(and Bodog CEO Calvin Ayre’s homeboy) Allen Iverson at 2/5; fan favorite Ron Artest of the Indiana Pacers at 5/6; and Denver Nuggets’ center Marcus Camby at 1/1. Iverson, who’s been at the forefront of the NBA’s transformation into hip-hop culture, says that even he will abide by the rules, however.
“Honestly, I really think that I will. Once they start talking about suspending me, then I don’t have a choice. I don’t want them to take my money, either. I don’t want to just give my money away. That’s just like taking it and burning it. But when they start talking about suspending me and hurting what we’re trying to do here as a basketball team, then I don’t have (any) choice but to abide by it.”
Be sure to watch Iverson practice his new business casual attire all season long. Practice.
Which NBA Player Will Be Fined or Suspended for Violating the NBA’s Off-the-Court Dress Code Policy? [Bodog]
Iverson Says He Can Conform to NBA Dress Code [Mercury News]
Bodog CEO Feels NBA Stars’ Pain
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In what appears to be one of the shlockiest PR moves in online gambling history, Bodog’s omnipresent CEO Calvin Ayre has once again decided to shamelessly allign himself with a cause that seems…mmm…how you say, disenguous? In a recent press release Ayre proclaims that he’s vowed to stand side-by-side with Philadelphia 76ers thug-happy guard Allen Iverson in protest of the NBA’s new dress code. Ayre offered to not only pay any fines Iverson receives throughout his protest—but also offered to match them and donate to Iverson’s charity organization, the Crossover Foundation, which helps underpriviledged children in the inner cities. That’s nice and all, but is it neccessary to enliven an a press release with quotes like this:
“I can understand the frustration felt by the many basketball players who feel that they have been forced to conform with the league’s new dress code,” says Ayre.
Really? Oh, yes. We forgot how hip-hop Calvin Ayre is. Really. We did.
Bodog.com To Pay Allen Iverson’s Fines [Bodog]
NBA Fashion List Dos and Don’ts [LA Times]
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