Miami Heat forward Michael Beasley checked into a Houston rehab center for treatment last week for drug and/or alcohol counseling.

“Based on what I’m getting right now, there’s a bit of concern,” Bruce Shingler, Beasley’s manager, told The AP. Read the rest of this entry »

Everybody needs to stop picking on Kansas State basketball star Michael Beasley, afterall he’s just a little kid.

“I just turned 19 years old in January,” Beasley said. “How mature do you want me to be? I’m still a kid. I’m not 20 yet. I’m not legal. I can vote, but that’s about it. On the basketball side of things, I’m 30 years old. Off the court, I don’t know how old y’all want me to be. Do you want me to act 25? 30? 40?. I’m 19. I’m a kid. I’m going to live my life. I’m going to mess up. I don’t know as much as you do or him. I’m learning day by day. I hear a lot about character issues. But I’ve yet to hear what those character issues are. Until I hear somebody tell me, I don’t feel the need to change.”

Aww, somebody get this little baby his pacifier.