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You're having a good week? Lucky you. We bet the people on this list would love to trade places. The World Cup is underway but some stadiums are still a mess, workers are going on strike, and transportation has been a nightmare. The Heat are down 3-1 no thanks to Mario Chalmers, but it's really not a surprise because he always gets screamed on anyway. Kevin Durant got called out for being an ass better, and Donald Sterling is still fighting the wrong fight. Check out 10 Sports People Who Had a Worse Week Than You.
Kevin Durant
Date: 6/11/2014
Kevin Durant—who couldn't even bench 185 lbs at the NBA Draft Combine in '07—had some beef with Game. According to the Compton rapper, KD bet Game $20K that he couldn't make a three-point shot from NBA range. The Game nailed the jumper and expected KD to fork over the dough. However, KD denied that he owed Game any money. After firing shots at the MVP on Instagram, the two had a phone conversation and apparently settled the beef.
The Game said the following on his Instagram account: "Had a conversation with @easymoneysniper this morning & we both agreed that there was a miscommunication between the middle party which was TMZ & that the way the camera man presented it to him was as if he bet me $20,000 cash which wasn't the case."
In the end, Durant agreed to donate shoes and basketball materials to Game's youth basketball team, the Southern California Frogg's.
Dee Milliner
Date: 6/11/2014
After struggling through his rookie year, Jets cornerback Dee Milliner's sophomore campaign isn't off to the brightest start. Rex Ryan voiced his frustrations with his player already missing time, and hinted that he could've came into camp in better shape. The 22-year-old is still limited by that hamstring problem, and certainly not crawling out of Rex's doghouse any time soon.
Ronnie Brewer
Date: 6/11/2014
Who knew that Ronnie Brewer was still on an NBA roster? Brewer—who sat next to Derrick Rose on the Bulls' bench this season—plead not guilty to charges of driving under the influence of alcohol. The Bulls forward was stopped by Beverly Hills police officers on Feb. 19 and the prosecutors alleged he had a BAC of .15 percent (the legal BAC in California is .08). Brewer wasn't present for the court appearance on Wednesday, but an attorney entered a not guilty plea on his behalf for one count each of driving under the influence and driving with a BAC of .08 or greater.
Julius Randle
Date: 6/12/2014
Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Kentucky F Julius Randle would need foot surgery after the NBA Draft on June 26. With Randle being a guaranteed top-10 selection in the NBA Draft, this report takes a huge hit at his draft stock. Randle didn't take kindly to the report and fired some shots back at Woj via Twitter. Beginning a Twitter war with the NBA's most respected reporter before playing your first game might be a mistake. What's Andrew Wiggins vertical again?
Sean Weatherspoon
Date: 6/11/2014
Can you walk? If you can, then you already had a better week than Falcons LB Sean Weatherspoon. During a run with the medical staff, Weatherspoon ruptured his Achilles Tendon. After missing 12 games in the past two seasons, Weatherspoon will miss another 16 as it's been announced he will not play in 2014. Since becoming a first-round selection by Atlanta in 2010, Weatherspoon has only made it through an entire season once, which occurred in 2011.
Travis d'Arnaud
Date: 6/8/2014
There was a time not too long ago where Travis d'Arnuad was regarded as the top catching prospect in all of pro baseball. But after 70 career games with the Mets, and racking up a whopping .189 batting average, the Mets demoted their Opening Day catcher to Triple-A Las Vegas this week. The 24-year-old centerpiece of the R.A. Dickey trade with Toronto hasn't made sufficient strides with the bat to even warrant a spot in the Mets' lineup, which isn't easy to pull off. But, hey, there are surely worse destinations for a relatively wealthy 24-year-old to be exiled to than Vegas.
Adam Silver
Date: 6/10/2014
The Donald Sterling saga appears to be never-ending. As soon as it fades to black, Sterling will show up in the headlines again. His attorney announced that he has been instructed to pursue a $1 billion lawsuit against the NBA and commissioner Adam Silver. Sterling has also withdrew support of the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers, which was negotiated by his wife Shelly Sterling. It's a shame that this recurring issue keeps overshadowing how amazing the NBA playoffs have been so far. This situation needs to be handled as soon as possible.
Mario Chalmers
Date: 6/10/2014
Poor 'Rio is literally losing millions by the second. In his contract year, Chalmers is doing his best Raymond Felton impression during these Finals against the Spurs, shooting 25 percent, and just 14 percent on threes. You know LeBron will catch all of the blame if Miami ends up losing, but Chalmers and the supporting cast haven't helped the cause at all.
Amazonia Arena Workers
Date: 6/12/2014
It took until this week for FIFA and Brazil to realize that it wasn't a good idea to try and build a stadium in the middle of the Amazon. With the World Cup underway the turf at the stadium in Manaus still is in rough shape. Manaus is in such a remote location that it cannot be reached by road, so all equipment for the stadium had to be brought in by ship. The turf has already dried up and multiple areas had to be replaced. There has also been a bunch of strikes due to working conditions. The workers in Brazil are having a fucked up week.
Sepp Blatter
Date: 6/9/2014
It's been an ugly week for the embattled FIFA president. He's had to deal with Brazilians revolting over government spending for the World Cup and a host of new corruption allegations because FIFA awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, where the average temperature in the summer reaches over 120 degrees Fahrenheit. He pulled a page out of the Donald Sterling playbook and played the race card against the media.