Amar’e Stoudemire’s Brother Dies in Car Crash
Hazell Stoudemire, the older brother of NBA star, died early this morning in a car accident in Florida … TMZ has learned.
The accident happened on Route 27 in Lake Wales. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Stoudemire was driving at a “high rate of speed” when he collided with the rear of a tractor trailer.
He died on the scene.
The Florida Highway Patrol says 35-year-old Stoudemire was not wearing a seat belt when he smashed into the big rig … and they are unsure if alcohol was a factor. (TMZ)
The Daily Dirt – February 2, 2012
Here’s The Daily Dirt for February 2, 2012, wherein we scour the web for the latest sports dirt, sweep it up, and dump it into one neat, convenient, easy-to-read pile.
Kevin Garnett Calls Charlie Villanueva A “Cancer Patient”
Following the Pistons loss to the Celtics Tuesday night at The Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit forward Charlie Villanueva took to his Twitter account and accused Boston’s Kevin Garnett of calling him a “cancer patient.”
“KG called me a cancer patient, I’m pissed because, u know how many people died from cancer, and he’s tossing it like it’s a joke,” Villanueva tweeted.
He then followed up with, “I wouldn’t even trip about that, but a cancer patient, I know way 2 many people who passed away from it, and I have a special place 4 those”
Derrick Rose Ditches “The Good Wife”
“Derrick had agreed to play himself in an episode. The deal had been done and the contract had been signed,” we’re told.
“But when the car arrived at his house in Chicago Tuesday morning, he didn’t answer the door,” our source related. “The driver waited but he didn’t appear. Finally, an unidentified man came out and said: ‘Derrick is not going to New York.’
“This was very frustrating for the show’s cast and crew because the production had been set, the script had been written, and actors including Josh Charleswere on standby for him.
“By the end of the day there was still no explanation why he didn’t show or if he wants to do the scene at a later date.”
Ted Williams’s head is a hit
Ted Williams just can’t get a moment’s peace. A new book alleges that Williams’s head, which is cryogenically frozen, was crudely removed by untrained persons, bopped around like a baseball, and generally abused in several unspeakable ways.
In a 405-page book that hits stores today, Johnson, the company’s former chief operating officer, describes another Alcor employee allegedly whacking Williams’ head with a monkey wrench while trying to free it from its perch atop a BumbleBee tuna can.
READ MORE: Book: Cryonic lab abused Ted Williams’ head (Fannation)
ALSO: Alcor Sues Ex-Employee to Block Ted Williams Cryonics Expose? (Bloomberg)
ALSO: Ted Williams head hit? – Boston Herald
