Eddie Griffin, 1982-2007

I saw on the news today that former Timberwolf Eddie Griffin was killed last night when he drove his SUV into the side of a train. He was an extremely talented young man, possessed of both a remarkable shot-blocking sense with the 7 foot frame to use it, and a three point shot of unlikely grace for a man his size. (And no, he wasn't the guy from Undercover Brother.) He bounced his way out of the NBA due to drugs and some serious mental issues that prevented him from reaching his potential, after a drunk driving incident which he blamed on watching porn while driving. I'm quite serious, he really got out of the car and told people that, and he had a monitor in the dashboard to watch porn. Because of all of his obvious personal issues and his history with drug abuse and drunk driving, nobody knows if it was an accident or if he meant to drive into the path of that train in Houston, but as somebody who watched him play and hoped he'd get his life together, this very sad.