Actually, most (all?) teams do have sports psychologists on the payroll either directly or contracted out. And every Player’s Association has plenty of services available as well.

When the Pats traded for Gordon I made some flippant remark about him not needing substances anymore because being a Patriot is mind-numbing in and of itself.

The problem is that the NFL and head offices view players as assets, not human beings.

Addiction.  Not about the substance.  You’ve got much to learn.

Inability to abstain from a behavior even though he knew there would be bad consequences and that he was being watched for that specific behavior? I’d say that qualifies as addiction no matter what behavior we are talking about.

Many people self-medicate with marijuana, so while it isn’t addictive, if it’s the only way they deal with chronic issues, they become dependent on it. 

IIRC opiates as well. And his use of them is intertwined with his mental health issues. It’s a fair point to ask which drives the other, and my words in my first post were careless in not making it clear that his mental health is the driving force here.

You can have an addiction to anything so yes, addiction to marijuana.

Good for him. That’s all I’ve got. Everybody deserves a good day every once in a while.

*Sockless.

Oh thank God. I was fucking dying to know.

I'd hit that. Or that. Or that.

NBA fashion has officially become a series of gargantuan-sized individuals trying their damnedest, for whatever reason, to look worse than their nearest competitor. Using my awesome psychic abilities, in the near future Westbrook and D-Wade will show up to a game in special edition Air Jordan high heels and hair…

Just a little background on this guy, Deadspin. This man is designer Waraire Boswell.

When it comes to pretend glasses, will these ever be topped?

The things you find at Drake's yard sale.

This should finally dispel the notion that he tends to fade into the background in big moments.

Anyone tired of the pretend glasses trend? Now that I got that out of the way I think that the top two picks are both awesome and I look forward to seeing one of them waste their time in Cleveland before they leave.

Excuse me, but no.