Scot Pollard Corrupts Our Youth

Once upon a time, Scott Pollard was one of the league's most beloved characters. He was a one-man NBA Hair Watch before such a thing existed, and a prominent cheerleader on those forgotten Kings teams. It's okay if you've lost track of him; he's bounced around, been injured, and rarely played. Maybe his innocence is gone, maybe the novelty has worn off, but either way Pollard's been below the radar.

Until Sunday, when he decided to stick it to the powers that be once and for all. From The Cleveland Plain Dealer:

[Nancy Reagan], famous for her anti-drug message, would not have been amused had she seen Pollard look into the camera during Sunday's telecast of the Cavs' game against the Indiana Pacers and say, "Hey kids, do drugs."

They then quote one father's outrage, and reveal in the process that Pollard "made a few funny faces" before making the comment. Danny Ferry was forced to an issue an official apology, as was FSN Ohio. And somewhere in a secret office, LeBron's team wondered if this would even further dampen his endorsements.

Pollard himself took the whole thing in stride, but tried to explain his actions:

"It was a bad joke. That's all it boils down to. There are a number of things people could say about it, but it just turned out it was a bad joke. Obviously, I don't believe that."

Note: he only pointed out that he doesn't think kids should do drugs. Not that drugs are bad.