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Did you go on CNN this week and make a complete ass of yourself during an interview? Did you get fined a ton of money for accidentally tweeting out a naked photo of one of your co-workers? Did you get ripped to shreds by a national sports columnist after your coach benched you for trying to untie someone's shoelaces in the middle of a basketball game? If you didn't answer "yes" to any of these questions, then you did not have a worse week than anyone featured on this list. These are the 10 Sports People Who Had a Worse Week Than You.
Dennis Rodman
Date: 1/7/2014
If you didn't think Rodman was crazy before this week, then you definitely think it now. On Tuesday, he did a bizarre interview with CNN. Then, he sang a horrible rendition of "Happy Birthday" for Kim Jong-un. And finally, he finished the week off by blaming his kooky behavior on booze. People already wanted Rodman to buy a one-way ticket to North Korea and stay there for good. But now they really can't stand him.
Lindsey Vonn
Date: 1/7/2014
Even though Vonn tore her ACL at the 2013 Ski World Championships last February and re-aggravated the injury in late 2013, the thought was that she would still be able to participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics next month. But sadly, she was forced to announced that she will not be healthy enough to take part in the Winter Games early last week. "I did everything I possible could to somehow get strong enough to overcome having no ACL," she said in a statement, "but the reality has sunk in that my knee is just too unstable to compete at this level."
DeSean Jackson
Date: 1/11/2014
The Eagles wide receiver became the latest pro athlete to have his house burglarized this week when someone broke into his Philadelphia area home and stole—get this—$250,000 in cash, $125,000 worth of jewelry, and two semi-automatic handguns. Fortunately, Jackson wasn't home at the time of the robbery and no one was hurt during it. But police don't have any possible leads as far as suspects yet.
J.R. Smith
Date: 1/10/2014
The Knicks guard started his week off in controversial fashion by making headlines for untying Shawn Marion's sneaker in the middle of a game. Then, he followed that up by telling one of his female Twitter followers that she looks like a man. Shortly after that happened, the NBA warned Smith about the incident involving Marion, but Smith didn't heed the warning and tried the same trick with Greg Monroe. That led to a $50,000 fine from the league and also caused Knicks coach Mike Woodson to bench him for a game against the Heat. And then, as if all of that wasn't bad enough, Yahoo! Sports writer Adrian Wojnarowski wrote a scathing column about Smith on Friday. Oh yeah, and Smith might get traded soon, too. Can things get any worse right now?!
Kellen Winslow
Date: 1/9/2014
Winslow literally just finished serving a four-game suspension that the NFL handed down to him during the 2013-14 season for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy. And now comes the news that Winslow was just charged with possession of synthetic marijuana by police in East Hanover, N.J. The charge stems from an incident that took place all the way back on November 19. But still, it probably doesn't bode well for the Jets tight end, who is set to become a free agent in March.
Theo Walcott
Date: 1/6/2014
Last Monday, just two days after helping leading Arsenal to a 2-0 victory over Tottenham in the third round of The FA Cup, Walcott discovered that he had a ruptured ACL in his knee. As a result, he will not be able to participate in the 2014 World Cup. But to add insult to injury, Walcott was also pestered by thousands of Tottenham fans on Twitter, who bombard him with memes about his injury. They did it because he signaled the score to the crowd when he was carried off the field at the end of the Arsenal/Tottenham match. Classy!
Spike Lee
Date: 1/10/2014
Whether they're good or bad, Spike Lee spends at least 41 nights out of every year sitting courtside at Madison Square Garden and cheering his heart out for the Knicks. And this is the thanks he gets?! A #mamaspike hashtag that makes fun of how he looked during the Knicks' game against the Heat on Thursday night? Good grief!
Just kidding, the #mamaspike meme was the funniest thing we saw on Twitter this week. Well, unless you're Spike.
Three UTEP Basketball Players
Date: 1/7/2014
If you're an athlete, gambling on sports is a no-no. And unfortunately, three players from the UTEP basketball program found that out the hard way last week when an investigation revealed that McKenzie Moore (pictured here), Jalen Ragland, and Justin Crosgile have all gambled on sporting events. The FBI investigation did not reveal any evidence of point-shaving. But it did result in Moore, Ragland, and Crosgile getting dismissed from the UTEP program. Additionally, all three received year-long suspensions from the NCAA and were stripped of a year of eligibility. And because they're all juniors, their college careers are now over.
Pat McAfee
Date: 1/9/2014
After the Colts rallied to beat the Chiefs in the first round of the NFL Playoffs last weekend, the Indianapolis punter was ecstatic. He was so happy that he took a photo of the locker room to capture the moment. The only problem? He accidentally included a partially naked Andrew Luck in the photo. And to make matters even worse, he put the picture up on Twitter. Luck forgave him for it, but the Colts fined him an undisclosed amount of money a few days later.
Andrew Bynum
Date: 1/7/2014
Remember when Bynum was considered one of the best big men in the NBA? Those days are long gone. Last week, the Cavaliers traded him to the Bulls along with several draft picks in exchange for Luol Deng. And the Bulls turned around and waived him the very next day in order to save money. So now, Bynum will have to sit and wait for another NBA team to sign him. Or else, his NBA career could be over. If that's what ends up happening, what a way to go out, right?
