NBA Players Gone Wild: Here Are Three Crazy NBA Stories You Didn't Know About!

3. Joel Embiid Killing a Lion
Joel Embiid, an NBA superstar once told a story about him killing a lion when he was just 6 years old! According to Joel Embiid killing a lion was part of a rite of passage. Embiid states that he went into the jungle and killed the lion with his bare hands, while the lion was sleeping! However, Embiid later clarifies that he might have fabricated the story about the lion a little bit. He explained that when he first arrived in the US, he found that many Americans had misconceptions about Africa, imagining it as a place where people regularly interacted with wild animals like lions and tigers. He used this story to illustrate African stereotypes that exist in America.

2. The JR Smith Soup Incident
JR. Smith had a bad game against the Brooklyn Nets in a game in February 2018! He scored 4 points and went 0-3 from the field! Damon Jones, the assistant coach of the Cavaliers at that time was consistently messing around with JR Smith, even when smith was not in the mood to be messed with due to some personal issues. On the day of the incident, Smith was in the lunchroom, when Damon Jones was trying to make him spill the soup. He warned jones that he wasn't in the mood for jokes, but Jones continued to mess with him! JR Smith wanted to teach Jones a lesson, so he threw the bowl of soup at Damon Jones head. The soup was scorching hot and Jones started screaming! The next day Jones apologized to Smith, and smith was suspended for one game! Damon Jones and JR Smith didn't talk for a couple of months after this incident happened!

1. Dwight Howard's Skittles addiction
Dwight Howard had a candy addiction that nearly jeopardized his health! He was consuming an astonishing amount of sugar equivalent to eating 24 chocolate bars a day! His favorite candy was skittles, as he developed a sweet tooth for it. He also loved eating Twizzlers, Starburst, Almond joys, Kit Kat, Rolos, and Reese's Pieces! He also had a honey bun addiction, eating 4-5 honeybuns a day with cold water. The addiction started affecting his game, as his hands started tingling making it hard for him to catch the ball. The lakers nutritionist, Dr. Shanahan believed that Dwight's sugar intake caused him to have nerve dysfunction. The Lakers Docters convinced him to change him sustain a healthy NBA career.