Isn't Vlad Rad a Sneaky Snake?

Question

Wow, Vladimir Radmanovic lied about his injury, first saying that he fell while walking in the street with his hands in his pocket, then admitting that he injured his shoulder while snowboarding. What a sneaky snake!

Look, he even dances like a sneaky snake!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wLfVMaYNgY

PS, here's the Lakers' own version of the 3-point contest...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wLfVMaYNgY

Answer 1

Its alright, he wasn't doing too much for the Lakers anyway.

Answer 2

Yeah, I guess that is pretty bad to do but its good he made a formal apology for it on

http://www.nba.com/lakers/news/070223_radman.html

Its this:

STATEMENT FROM VLADIMIR RADMANOVIC
(2/23/07) EL SEGUNDO, CA - The following statement was issued today by Lakers forward Vladimir Radmanovic:

“First of all I’d like to apologize to my teammates, coaches, Lakers management and Lakers fans for initially lying about the circumstances of the injury to my shoulder last weekend. I’d like to, however, come forward and set the record straight at this time. The truth is that I hurt myself in a fall while snowboarding. Being young and sometimes immature, I initially panicked and made up a false story about how I hurt myself. However, over the past few days my conscience has been bothering me terribly. I am not a dishonest person and could no longer live with this deception. Therefore, I came forward today and told the truth to the Lakers. It is just as important to me though, to be honest with Lakers fans and the public in general, therefore I am making this statement and apology. I can’t express enough how deeply sorry I am, not only for the activity that led to my injury, but also for the initial deception of my story. I hope for everyone’s understanding and forgiveness. I vow to work as hard as possible to rehabilitate my shoulder and rejoin my teammates as soon as possible and to help us become a team that Lakers fans can be proud of.”

Answer 3

The man makes a little over 5 million dollars a year for the next five years (25 million+). I would like to say that if I were in his shoes I would not lie about the injury, but a lot of professional athlete contracts have clauses saying that engaging in risky behavior (i.e. motorcycles, snowboarding, skiing, etc) can lead to voiding of that contract. I'm not condoning lying, but 25 million at stake is a lot of money. I would probably lie. At least he came clean.

Answer 4

what i want to know is why he lied about it in the first place. his first excuse was so stupid... if you're going to make up stuff at least make it interesting! (not that im condoning lying haha)

but yeah i feel bad for him being injured... again... yet the fact of the matter is that he really doesnt fit in with the lakers and their triangle offense. they need to get rid of him.. his injuries make him a liability and he just takes up space where another player can really shine.

Answer 5

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