Sad news today as it came out that former Timberwolves centre Eddie Griffin drove his car into a freight train last weekend. He was only just identified by his dental records, so it sounds like it wasn't pretty.
I remember when Eddie came out of Seton Hall after one year and it looked like he was going to be a solid pro. The Rockets traded three players to the Nets for his rights (including a pick that was used for Richard Jefferson), and it seemed to me at the time that they got a steal. Now not so much.
Of course Eddie hasn't been relevant in a basketball sense for a while. Other than his ability to occasionally block shots and hit the three (which was usually enough for him to be picked up and dropped between 10 and 15 times a season in our fantasy league), he's been better known for his off court activities. Like shooting at his girlfriend. Or crashing his car, while driving drunk, and um, pleasuring himself. Not the kind of stuff I would endorse, although he's also faced some pretty serious alcoholism and drug addiction problems. When you think about it, it's kind of amazing he hasn't driven his car into a train before now.
I'm not sure if it was deliberate (I'm assuming it was, because from what I know, it was in a pretty barren part of Houston that a millionaire didn't have much business being in) but if it was, it's a pretty sobering (no pun intended) reminder that fame and money have little to do with happiness.
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