Aprils fools jokes are funny, once-said-and-done, but Kenyon Martin, of the Denver Nuggets, sure isn’t laughing about the joke played on him.
I was reading an article on Yahoo.com that caught my attention. I found this story so humourous that I figure I should share it and collect your opinions. So hear it is.
Kenyon Martin is a power forward who plays for the Denver Nuggets in the NBA. On Thursday he approached his Range Rover with anger.
When Martin got to his car he noticed that inside of the luxurious SUV was buttered popcorn. Someone from the Nuggets organization had filled Martin’s car with the popcorn.
Kind of funny right? Not so much. Kenyon was outraged.
“That ain’t no [expletive] joke,” Martin said. “I’m going to find out who did it … put my [expletive] hands on one of y’all. I’m going to put my hands on whoever did it. You better believe that. It’s [expletive] personal. You better believe it.”
Come on Martin lighten up. All of “y’all” in the NBA have enough money to buy these type of vehicles. I am sure if you didn’t threaten your teammates someone would confess and tell you it was them right away. I understand it’s your vehicle and it’s your property. I know I’d be pissed off to, but I don’t make millions of dollars. Remember you’re set to make $32 million for the next two seasons, that can buy you a lot of Range Rovers.
Usually when you have people that feel comfortable enough to joke with it’s usually because they like you and feel comfortable having fun with you. You’d expect that from teammates would you not? That’s the whole idea of team bonding. You are all professionals and grown men, you all should get along to begin with, these guys are like your brothers.
Yes who knows it was probably heat of the moment thing for you, as it might be with most of us. But if I were making that kind of money I would be able to get over it very fast.
Kenyon also threatened to skip out on playoffs if nobody confessed to the incident.
I just can’t get enough of this. You’re a great player Kenyon but your positive attitude seems to be lacking a little bit. Do what you do best, play basketball and make money doing it. Keep a positive attitude. There are many people who’d love to trade lives with you, live it an enjoy it.
On a positive not apparently things have settled down a little bit.
“It was just an April Fools joke that went horribly wrong,” said a member of the Nuggets organization who spoke on the condition of anonymity. “The kid thought it would be funny and it wasn’t. Kenyon was back at practice today and everything was fine between him and his teammates.”
So who knows maybe Kenyon has cooled down, but we will remember one thing, to never play a prank of him again!
Mike Wobschall
April 4, 2010
