A while back, a Milwaukee Bucks player, Charlie Villinueva came under fire for some questionable locker room behavior. No, he didn't talk back to coaches, and no he didn't disrespect teammates. What he did do however, is post to his Twitter during halftime of a game against the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics. Now this may not be the most aggregious teammate behavior I've ever heard of (Gilbert Arenas of the Washington Wizards was notorious for playing computer video game Poker before games and during halftime), but it is a little curious.
The post read as follows, "In da locker room, snuck to post my twitt. We're playing the Celtics, tie ball game at da half. Coach wants more toughness. I gotta step up." Not the most earth shattering statement, I know. Nonetheless, Charlie V took some flak soon after. Word got around the league that he posted this during halftime and soon enough it was a national story. By the time that got around to "Coach" Scott Skiles, he wasn't to happy about Charlie's up to the minute reactions. To properly portray this story I should probably include a little background on Skiles. This is his third NBA job, with relatively large blowups at his last two. Most recently he was the head coach of the Bulls, where he got into famous flare-ups with then-star Ben Wallace about wearing headbands, arrival times and other disciplinary issues. He's has a reputation for being a hard-nosed task master and a bit of a jack-ass (pardon my french). I recall future hall of famer and recent Olympic Gold Medalist Jason Kidd saying something along the lines of he's a backstabber and he wasn't too fond of him.
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