Rumors have been floating around Charlotte the past few days about possible turmoil in the Charlotte Bobcats locker room. The ‘Cats are on the end of a road swing out west right now, and reeeeeally struggling. Most recently, they blew a half time lead in Utah, and have dropped out of the top 8 in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Milwaukee has quickly blown by them, and according to some recent prognostications, Charlotte will be left out of this year’s NBA playoffs.
Allegedly, the ‘Cats locker room is divided over the team’s poor play, as well as management’s decision to trade Flip Murray to the Chicago Bulls last week for Tyrus Thomas. Flip was an extremely popular and productive player, he was a local product (he attended Shaw University in Raleigh), and he was extremely close to both Gerald Wallace and Stephen Jackson. When they got rid of him at the trade deadline, apparently that produced a negative ripple effect, which has been felt through the Bobcats locker room (and, add that to the fact that their play has been awful the past few games).
Additionally, the team is up for sale and, allegedly, might be sold to a new investor as soon as, well, yesterday. We’ve got some stressful times in Crown Town, as the Bobcats first-ever playoff hopes look slimmer by the day…
Bubba Perkins just got finished texting with an insider to the Bobcats locker room. The insider, a 23-year old jump-off** has positively confirmed a rift in the Charlotte Bobcats locker room.
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Jump-off name has been changed to protect the girl’s identity, but here is the text conversation, just as it was sent back-and-forth in real time:
BUBBA PERKINS: Hey Bobcats Insider, whats the deal with the locker room controversy? Why is it divided? Whats the issue? Do you know anything about this?
JUMP-OFF JESSICA: Whoaaa how do you know about that?!?!
BP: The streets are talking. Why did Gerald [Wallace, Bobcats All-Star Forward] cryptically mention that the locker room was divided?
JOJ: Wellllll I don’t realy know cuz ____ has been gone all week, but…….it has to do wit Flip [Murray, former Bobcats guard who was recently traded]
BP: What about Flip? I’m still pissed they traded him.
JOJ: Me tooooo! He was soooooo funny…. I guess some of the guys were really pissed they dumped him :/
BP: Which players were mad?
JOJ: Gerald, and Stephen. I know I was pissed too cuz he was soooooo hilarious!!!!!!!!!
BP: Why does that make the locker room divided, though? People don’t like Thomas?
JOJ: No, i think peeps were just mad that they dumped Flip. I like DJ [Augustin, Bobcats back-up point guard] and all but Flip was da mayynnnn!!!!
BP: What about the ownership changes? Is that affecting the players?
JOJ: What ownership changes????
BP: Uh… are you kidding? You know, how the Bobcats are about to get a new owner, and it might be Jordan?
JOJ: Ohhhhhhhh bahahahahaha!!!!!!!! No, that’s not even on da plate!!
BP: So this is just over the Flip decision?
JOJ: Yup remember how Flip did the dunk contest with Gerald??? They were real tight and now some guys pissed he’s gone!!!! 🙁
BP: Yeah. That’s really enough to cause a rift, though? I mean, trades are part of the game…
JOJ: Flip was the best!!!! He would tip me so well when I brought him drinks he was cooooool!!!!!!!!!!!!
BP: That’s nice. Anything more on the rift in the locker room?
JOJ: Noooooooo I mean they’re playin all sucky too……they need to figure it out!!!!!!!!
BP: That they do. Thanks.
JOJ: Deuces!!! Bahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!
**If you don’t know what a jump-off is…then maybe the NBA isn’t for you. If you have to ask, big man – then you can’t afford it. And this.
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