Close call for Ovie and Green?
Thursday, February 26, 2009

Posted by Kerrzy

Occasionally professional athletes, like the rest of us, make dumb decisions.

Whether it’s NFL star Plaxico Burress facing jail time for shooting himself in the leg or Erik Johnson of the St. Louis Blues missing the entire season after falling off a golf cart during a team outing – sometimes these guys are just too much.

Here’s one that would have had Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis sweating.

In a clip from NHL.com (that you'll see on the next page), $15-million worth of hockey players and no doubt the future of the Caps just about get decapitated. READ MORE...



Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green are shown cruising around in a…Well, I’m not quite sure what it is. It looks like a golf cart, but clearly isn’t one.

Anyways, they rip towards a closing door with Ovie at the wheel and the door comes inches away from closing on the Great Eight’s throat.

If I were his coach, I would probably put an end to that fairly quickly!

Here it is:

What would YOU do if you saw the future of your team doing something stupid like that? How about if the world saw it via the wonders of the internet?

What's the dumbest thing you've seen/heard about a pro athlete doing?

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