First the city of Chicago bans Fois Gras; now the Chicago Bulls ban headbands.
Apparently Ben Wallace was benched for violating the Chicago Bulls team rule preventing wearing a headband during a game. According to the AP, John Paxson, executive vice president of basketball operations, “didn’t like the cavalier way the Bulls wore headbands when he took over for Jerry Krause in April 2003.”
I can’t believe I just wasted 30 seconds of my life listening to this on SportsCenter and another 120 writing this post. Chicago Bulls get my award for “Big Egos Arguing Over Something Stupid” award for this week.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sonics/2003450709_nbanotes28.html
November 29th, 2006 at 10:05 am
There’s a bit of irony here too, seeing as perhaps the most famous headbands in sports were worn across town by one Jim McMahon of the Chicago Bears back in the ’80s.
November 29th, 2006 at 10:36 am
BTW - I’m thinking SiMP could benefit from a periodic BEAOSS, “Big Egos Arguing Over Something Stupid”, award.
November 29th, 2006 at 2:30 pm
Not a bad idea - you could do entries where you give us the candidates. I can also look into adding a polling option.
November 30th, 2006 at 1:01 am
Egh, SportsCenter just spent another 2 minutes on this… Whats next, someone actually measuring the sweat that gets in your eyes during a game with and without a headband?
November 30th, 2006 at 4:14 pm
Where was this award when my Dad and I were, um, discussing for the 129th time whether or not Everybody Loves Raymond was quality television or hackwork?
Besides, the award should be named “Big Egos Arguing Nonsensically About Something Stupid.” This way it can be acronymed to BEANASS