All he wanted to do was kick the nearest wall.

Just to get a short relief of the steady diet of Draft-related Fanposts - Enough of them Rookies!

In Love with a Fraud: Dirk blabla Dream blabla Nightmare

"Nowitzki, who also attended the rookie camp when he joined the NBA, says that the rookies were told how to use a knife, a fork and a condom....."

Whoops! Ok, seriously...

"The NBA is a show. Millions of dollars are at stake, and the show is about muscles and tattoos, toughness and testosterone, in a world inhabited by Hollywood stars sitting on the sidelines, a world of fuzzy distinctions between groupies and fans. But this show is organized like a machine, one in which an athlete either functions or fails. There is tremendous pressure to succeed, and the fame and constant public scrutiny make it difficult for athletes to keep their lives private. "

Well, maybe a little less seriously....

The Mavericks star was in a relationship with a cheerleader for a year and a half, but at some point the woman gave him an ultimatum: marry her or split up. He opted for the second choice -- on Geschwindner's advice. The aggrieved dancer went to Hollywood to try her hand at acting.