NBA Hopeful Rips ESPN's Bill Simmons for Calling Dreadlocks 'Stinky'

A former college-basketball player and NBA hopeful eloquently ripped on Bill Simmons on his personal website this week after the superstar ESPN columnist made offhand remarks about his hair

In a YouTube video posted last week, Simmons and his Grantland podcast buddy Jalen Rose discussed dunk videos submitted by aspiring ballers as part of a Nike promotion. Wayne Washington, Jr., a former player at Shenandoah University who has bounced around low-level pro leagues and still harbors NBA dreams, was among the hopefuls

When it came time to discuss Washington's dunk submission, Simmons veered a bit off course. Fast forward to the one-minute mark in the video above, or read our account (below) of the conversation that triggered Washington's strong response. Read more...