A pet peeve

Has anyone ever had a dog/cat/bird/turtle/snake/ferret/hamster/species unknown named Peeve? But rather than head off on to that tangent, here's a little something that bothers us:

Ex-NBA player arrested over fake sneakers
Chicago Breaking News
June 12, 2009

A 2-month investigation into the alleged sale of counterfeit gym shoes from a Far South Side shop owned by an ex-NBA player culminated with the arrests today of that former basketball pro and his employee, according to Markham police, who led the investigation.

Police from the south suburb, with assistance from Chicago police tactical unit officers, seized 500 pairs of counterfeit Nike Air Jordans from the shop, located in the Halsted Indoor Mall, 11444 S. Halsted St. in Chicago, said Markham Police Deputy Chief Tony DeBois.

One of the men arrested was the store's owner, 36-year-old Nate Driggers, who played 15 games as a forward for the Boston Celtics during the 1996-1997 season, said DeBois.

Also seized was 10 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $30,000, he said...

Go here for the remainder.

Okay, Driggers is a former NBA-er (we won't attempt to insert the word 'technically' because he was a member of an NBA team).

But does that brief affiliation of over 10 years ago merit such a headline?

One could understand if the NBA office in New York bothered to complain about such a choice (although it's actually too inconsequential to merit such action).

We see this as sloppiness, a lazy attempt to to use an easily recognizable entity in order to attract readers to an item. (it worked, at least on us).

What about mentioning the college Driggers attended and/or graduated from? Wouldn't that be just as so-called important as an NBA fling?

For what it's worth, Drillers also played in the American Basketball Association, the CBA, the IBA and in Holland but none of this is included.

But we will not enter into a rant against the media (which we guess includes us, at least on the fringe). Rather, this is a specific example at a specific publication, that we are calling out.

Watch out for the next time a former Boy Scout commits a crime -- we can see the headline already.