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    Video: JaVale McGee did another pretty dumb thing

    It is at this point not enough to refer to Washington Wizards center JaVale McGee as scatterbrained or inattentive. In this season alone, he's been responsible for several of the most absentminded plays in league history, including his recent hook-and-dash during a Wiz possession. Intentionally or not, JaVale has reached a higher level of greatness, one we usually reserve for the best players around. Except, in his case, he makes such legendary mistakes that they can't possibly be forgotten. Maybe they'll even make sense centuries from now, sort of like when great artists only find fame after death.

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    On Wednesday night, McGee added another masterpiece to his catalogue. Early in the second half of Washington's 115-107 home loss to the Sacramento Kings, wing Francisco Garcia drove to the hole and put up a teardrop runner. JaVale, camped out under the basket, waited for the ball to fall far past its apex, at which point he for some reason chose to swat it about five rows deep behind his team's bench. Not surprisingly, he was benched soon after, although he did return.

    I cannot explain why McGee did this. But people didn't much understand Vincent van Gogh in his day, either.

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    25 comments

    • 3ill  •  Gwynn Oak, Maryland  •  2 months ago
      It's happening again!
    • trh2000_  •  2 months ago
      Certainly not the worse mistake ever. At least he get his money worth. #$%$ he hit that like he was made at it.
      • Ini 2 months ago
        A load of crap. If that were Blatche would this be excusable?
    • Jack  •  Encino, California  •  2 months ago
      The future of basketball right there.
    • give_and_go  •  2 months ago
      vincent van gogh. hehe. good one.
    • galaxyquest10  •  Duluth, Georgia  •  2 months ago
      I seen much much worse. As many mistakes Javale McGee does, he is still 3 times as better than Kwame Brown.
    • Langer  •  Needham, Massachusetts  •  2 months ago
      I think its pretty hysterical personally...
    • Nguyễn  •  2 months ago
      One doesn't simply compare Javale McGee to the great Van Gogh!
    • MM  •  Bethesda, Maryland  •  2 months ago
      Can we get a online petition started to keep Blatche (puke) on the bench, healthy or not.

      I'll take McGee and his IQ any day over butter blatche. Blatche is awful! Give me your 12th man on the bench for this reject.
    • Peter  •  2 months ago
      That. Was. Awesome.
    • UnionHater  •  2 months ago
      He would be so much better if he had stayed in college instead of declaring early for the draft. He could've grown up with discipline under coach Mark Fox.
    • Nelly  •  Romeoville, Illinois  •  2 months ago
      behold washington, full of talent, no sort of discipline. you got guys like wall, mcgee, young, crawford, and blatche and you play this bad? seriously, you might be the only team with 4 really good fantasy players that cannot win 25 games in a season. get it together.
      • MM 2 months ago
        Full of talent? another fantasy geek, stats are not everything #$%$
    • Sean K  •  Phoenix, Arizona  •  2 months ago
      Wish the vidoes that are linked actually worked
    • WASwizardsfan671  •  2 months ago
      When Andray Blatche returns in the lineup after the All-Star break, you will see more of Blatche than McGee. Seriously though, McGee isn't really that bad considering that he has improved in many aspects of his game. He is still a bit immature, but he has done more good than bad for this team this season.
      • MadMan 2 months ago
        Blatche is worse than McGee. No way you will see Blatche more than McGee. Not sure what team you are watching...
      • WASwizardsfan671 2 months ago
        Thats what I mean. I was trying to say you will see more bad plays and off-court issues with Blatche when he returns. I didn't imply that Blatche will receive more playing time than McGee. McGee is far more valuable and productive than Blatche for this team.
    • eng e  •  2 months ago
      Funny thing is McGee KNEW it was 2 points and didn't stop to argue, but ran down to the other end as soon as he did it. It was not a particularly bright thing to do, but he did it in frustration for a non-call. How is this different from him just walking up to Tyreke Evans and horse collaring him on the shot in retaliation for Evans' hard foul on him? I know, he'd be given a T, plus two shots for the flagrant, PLUS possession back to the Kings. THAT would have been really dumb. Swatting the shot into the stands, ...meh. Now, if you didn't troll the highlights LOOKING for ways to demean and defame McGee AND Andre Blatche, AND J R Smith, perhaps we can forgive your overreaction to what was a rather benign incident from a game that had, like 90 possessions per team. But, you seem to get off on pointing out to us how "dumb" certain players are. If you were so smart yourself, how come you are relegated to writing about their exploits rather than suiting up and "learning" them the proper way to do it.
      • Me 2 months ago
        McGee is still a retard after your rant.
    • Naseer  •  Decatur, Georgia  •  2 months ago
      Bonehead!
    • Slick  •  Toronto, Canada  •  2 months ago
      Dear God Shane B..... you are seriously defending McGee here? It doesn't matter if he was frustrated. It was still one of the biggest bonehead plays of the year. Only a few of McGee's other plays rival it. Hand's down the stupidest player/person in the NBA.
      • WASwizardsfan671 2 months ago
        There are more dumber players out there in the league. Its just McGee gets more noticed because he is a starter and the other dumb players are just benchwarmers.
    • poliscifi  •  2 months ago
      That wasn't boneheaded. I've seen hundreds of goaltends just like this. I thought from the title of the article, he would've swatted on a 3 pt attempt.

      Bad post.
    • Jedaiah  •  Tucker, Georgia  •  2 months ago
      Reading it I thought I was going to see something Funny. Watching it, did I miss something I did not get it, I've seen hundreds of goal tended shots dumber ones than this.
    • Brandon  •  Santa Clara, California  •  2 months ago
      WOW!! You writers just hate Javale, that was NOT dumb! Just a frustration move, you don't call others dumb when they blow off steam by talking trash to a ref or starting a fight with the opposite team nearly as much as you love to pick on any move by Mcgee. He is a very raw and undisciplined kid, but I can see him being among the leagues top centers with a little training, experience and coaches that actually try to work with him.
    • buck foston  •  Los Angeles, California  •  2 months ago
      Monkey see monkey do

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