Shabazz Muhammad, rookie for the T-Wolves this year, will no longer be "required" to wear a Jonas Brothers backpack. Team president and General Manager, Milt Newton told him to stop wearing it.
Hazing is officially done in the Minneosta locker room.
Finally.
If nothing else, the Incognito incident, has brought a new awareness to the never-ending childish pranks that go on in sports locker rooms. I was laughing last week when former pro stars were running down Incognito for "crossing the line" when it comes to inappropriate locker room behavior.
They said what Incognito did was wrong, and then went on to say that you can't compare it to "harmless hazing" like taping rookies naked to the goal posts.
Pot meet black kettle.
Its now up to executives in sports, like Milt Newton, to end ALL hazing before it gets out of hand. All practical jokes breed inappropriate behavior. The "boys will be boys" mentality has to be put aside. The players on these teams are being paid millions of dollars to do their JOB. It's time they all go about it in a professional manner.
Just make sure that the rookies buy donuts for all team meetings. (But put it in their contracts.)
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