WNBA star's bet a bit too cheeky
Maybe Sue Bird was a little slap-happy when she made the bet.
Thankfully, someone or something slapped some sense into her.
Consequently, the Seattle Storm star backed out of a bet with a sports-radio talk-show host.
The wager was whether her assist-to-turnover ratio would be higher than 2-1 this season. If she had won, program host Mitch Levy would have had to buy Storm season tickets next season. If she had lost, he would have spanked her, and Bird would have had to cry, "Harder, Daddy, harder,'' while he did it.
"As genuine as my intentions were, I realize the negative effect that this bet has had and would like to apologize,'' Bird said in a statement.
"She didn't stop to think about the impact she has on younger people and that she's expected to be more clear and thoughtful when making a statement like that, even though it was done in fun,'' agent Jimmy Gould said. "She did it in fun, and she did it with the best of intentions.''
Maybe Sue Bird was a little slap-happy when she made the bet.
Thankfully, someone or something slapped some sense into her.
Consequently, the Seattle Storm star backed out of a bet with a sports-radio talk-show host.
The wager was whether her assist-to-turnover ratio would be higher than 2-1 this season. If she had won, program host Mitch Levy would have had to buy Storm season tickets next season. If she had lost, he would have spanked her, and Bird would have had to cry, "Harder, Daddy, harder,'' while he did it.
"As genuine as my intentions were, I realize the negative effect that this bet has had and would like to apologize,'' Bird said in a statement.
"She didn't stop to think about the impact she has on younger people and that she's expected to be more clear and thoughtful when making a statement like that, even though it was done in fun,'' agent Jimmy Gould said. "She did it in fun, and she did it with the best of intentions.''
