Ex Timberwolves Eddie Griffin Killed

Aural Fixation · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:48 pm

From MSNBC.com

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Car crash kills ex-Wolves forward Griffin
Officials say SUV collided in fiery crash with freight train in Houston
The Associated Press
Updated: 5:14 p.m. PT Aug 21, 2007

HOUSTON - Former Minnesota Timberwolves forward Eddie Griffin died last week when his sport utility vehicle collided with a freight train in a fiery crash, the Harris County medical examiner’s office said Tuesday.

Investigators used dental records to identify Griffin, 25, who began his tumultuous pro career with the Houston Rockets in 2001. He was waived by the Timberwolves in March.

The five-year veteran, who was the No. 7 pick in the 2001 NBA draft, had battled alcohol problems since coming out of Seton Hall. Griffin was suspended by the league for five games in January for violating the anti-drug program.

Houston police said in a report that the driver of the SUV ignored a railroad warning and went through a barrier before striking the moving train about 1:30 a.m. Friday.

The driver’s body was badly burned and there was no identification.

Griffin had a series of suspensions, court dates and missed practices during his first two years in the NBA with Houston and New Jersey. He spent time in the Betty Ford Center for alcohol treatment in 2003-04.

Griffin, who played forward and center, signed with the Timberwolves as a free agent before the 2004 season. He showed enough promise as a shot-blocker and rebounder to be signed to an extension, but was waived in March after playing in just 13 games last season with the Wolves.

shiv · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:52 pm

i thought it might've been adrian griffin but then i lost interest...

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

he's from Philly and went to Roman Catholic there, and also got in an accident last year when he was drunkenly watching porn and beating off behind the wheel.

Aural Fixation · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:58 pm

Cotton Wrote:

he's from Philly and went to Roman Catholic there, and also got in an accident last year when he was drunkenly watching porn and beating off behind the wheel.

Nuh-uh...are you serious?! Criminy!

Vanlandingham · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:58 pm

It's sad, but he had a helluva lot of problems that I suspect he might have never gotten over had he lived longer.

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

Aural Fixation Wrote:

Cotton Wrote:

he's from Philly and went to Roman Catholic there, and also got in an accident last year when he was drunkenly watching porn and beating off behind the wheel.

Nuh-uh...are you serious?! Criminy!

If I'm lyin' I'm dyin', T

Wikipedia Wrote:

On March 30, 2006, he was involved in a bizarre car crash. Witnesses and friends stated that he was watching a "porn movie on a DVD in his vehicle, and was masturbating".[2] After the accident, Griffin entered a nearby convenience store. The store's security camera recorded video of Griffin repeatedly saying he was drunk, that he didn't have a driver's license, and of him pleading with the man whose SUV he crashed into, offering to buy him a new car in exchange for not calling the police. Police eventually did arrive, however, but allegedly did not require Griffin to submit to a breathalyser test or field sobriety test. An investigation is underway to determine if the officers violated standard protocol in light of Griffin's celebrity status.[3]

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:02 pm

Cotton Wrote:

he's from Philly and went to Roman Catholic there, and also got in an accident last year when he was drunkenly watching porn and beating off behind the wheel.

So, is Kobe's rape charge too far back to count toward the Philly off-court trifecta?

Kobe, feelin' rapey in Colorado. Tim Donaghy, conniving to fix games for his mob bookies. Eddie Griffin, repeat "inattentive driver". Solid group there.

Who would have thought that Allen Iverson would possess the best comportment of Philadelphia connected NBAers?

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

well, he's not from Philly, and regardless of how much an asshole how how funny it is, we can hardly say Kobe definitely did it.
Still, 'Sheed and Cat Mobley are doin' okay.

Doneghy's an idiot and went to the catholic school down the street from where I grew up.

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

Kobe grew up in Italy, went to my wussy suburban high school and then moved to LA

he's not philly.

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

but feel free to say things about Rasheed.

shiv · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:46 pm

jewels santana Wrote:

but feel free to say things about Rasheed.

why does he have that dried up jizz spot on his head?

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:52 pm

shiv Wrote:

jewels santana Wrote:

but feel free to say things about Rasheed.

why does he have that dried up jizz spot on his head?

That's not a jizz spot... That's miscegenation showing thru.

Sex, Drugs, and Dave · **Posted:** Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:15 am

I saw the thread and thought "that shitty comedian played basketball???"

FT · **Posted:** Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:33 pm

Six Feet Undercover Brother

MontyTheMongoose · **Posted:** Wed Aug 22, 2007 5:30 pm

F(oley, mat)T Wrote:

Six Feet Undercover Brother

Amazing.

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