I always disliked Smush Parker as a player during his time with the Lakers, and if the following is true, I now have good reason to dislike him as a person. The Heat are officially investigating an incident involving Smush, a female valet attendant, and a parking fee of $12.
A Miami woman earlier this week accused Parker of twisting her arm over a dispute over a valet fee. She reportedly is seeking criminal charges against Parker ...
The Miami Herald reported that Yomaira McKenzie said Parker "lost it" Tuesday morning when he was asked to pay the $12 valet parking charged he owed at a condo building.
Denied his keys until he settled his debt, Parker allegedly pushed a valet podium and grabbed McKenzie's arm, according to the police report. Parker was not arrested or charged at the scene.
Pat Riley added that until the investigation is concluded, Smush will not be with the team and will remain on the inactive list, although he technically wasn't suspended. Whatever, Smush hasn't exactly been a major factor for the Heat this season, averaging 4.8 points in 20 minutes of action per game, and Riley was probably looking for a reason not to play him anyway.
As for the incident itself, Smush isn't exactly a math major, is he? Most of us have had issues with parking attendants, but for a guy that just inked a two year, $4.6 million dollar deal, you would think he could see that $12 is a completely inconsequential amount of money. All Smush had to do was pay the twelve bucks, drop a few choice profanities on the woman, and he would have been done with it. Instead, by getting violent with a member of the opposite sex, Smush now comes off as being even more flaccid than he was last season.
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In his defense, $12 for valet is outrageous. And who carries that kind of cash around today? Did they have an ATM at the valet booth to complete the extortion?
http://www.miamiherald.com/594/story/324728.html
Sounds like this woman is trying to cash in. That article states that he grabbed her arm in an attempt to get his keys back. She went to the emergency room 24 hours after it happened (just long enough to realize the high cash-out potential of the situation), and now has a sling and neck brace on. Hahahaha. Sure. Someone grabs your arm and you need a neck brace? Smush isn't my favorite guy in the world, but this story reeks of criminality, and its not on his part.
I know you could say, why expose himself to the risk over 12 bucks? Well, just because you have money you are supposed to let people extort whatever they want from you at will?
I know the man personally. Very hard worker and honest person. Media will always make the million dollar athlete look spoiled and stupid. Listen! first there werent any cameras at the scene- smush gets a lawyer on the job and all of a sudden there were two cameras that captured the incident. Stay tuned, dont believe everything you hear.
Thanks for caring:)