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I can't wait until I get to the mindset that $200 means nothing to me
Bonzi WellsOne time Damon Stoudamire caught Ruben Patterson jerking it to a Victorias Secret catalogue. The guys wouldnt let him live that down. He was Lubin Ruben after that. Rasheed Wallace and Zach Randolph were relentless. Those two made his life hell, calling him Lubin Ruben every chance they got. Ruben once told me he was contemplating taking them out in front of everyone in the locker room, but I talked him out of it. I told him he would probably miss and hit Steve Kerr. For the most part, the veterans werent subjected to this type of stuff. Pippen, Kerr, Arvydas Sabonis, Dale Davis; these guys were respected. Maybe Rasheed would call Arvydas Saboners every once in a while, but it wasnt anything he couldnt handle. However, the worst incident I can remember involved a respected vet. In 2002, some of us were in the gym before practice when Zach and Jeff McInnis got into a shouting match over hookers or something. This type of stuff happened like every other day so most of us just ignored it. Zach just lost it and fired a 5 lb. plate at Jeff. He missed way high and hit veteran center Chris Dudley in the back of the head. He had no idea what hit him. Zach actually felt pretty bad about it; Rasheed thought it was hysterical. Duds was out cold and we had no idea what to do. Antonio Daniels, Arvydas, and Ruben Boumtje-Boumtje carried him to a massage table and laid him face down so anyone who saw him would just think he was waiting to get a massage. I had about 20 or 25 extra headbands in my locker so I just started wrapping those around Chris head to try to stop the bleeding. He woke up about 30 minutes later wondering what happened and why he was wearing 15 headbands. We just blamed it on Lubin Ruben. Duds was a real team player and didnt want this to be a distraction so he just let it go.