The NBA sponsors a 4-day transition camp for 50 rookies in the NBA. It's basically a series of seminars letting them know what to expect now that they are NBA players. One of the rules? No women in their rooms at night.
Shabazz Muhammad, the Wolves top pick, broke that rule, was fined, and sent home. He'll also be required to retake the seminar again NEXT year.
I honestly have no idea how big a deal this is. It seems to me, he could easily violate the rules and be sent home next year with yet another fine. Eventually, they'll stop having him go to the seminars because he will no longer be considered a rookie.
AND not ALL of the rookies are required to go to this camp, so I'm not sure why SOME are.
Muhammad got in trouble before college when it was discovered a family friend helped him pay for his plane flights to visit top colleges. The money had to be repaid by Muhammad's folks before he was eligible to play for UCLA last season.
Is he a kid who just likes to have fun and isn't quite ready for NBA life OR is he going to be a trouble-maker that the Wolves will regret having signed?
Only time will tell. But like everything else concerning Minnesota sports teams, I'm never optimistic. He may not be much of a player, either. Since he's a Wolves draft pick, the odds aren't all that good.
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