While there are many relentless trash talkers in NBA history, Kevin Garnett was hands-down the meanest. Kevin Garnett Kevin Garnett | John Gress/AFP/Getty Images Next: Speaking of players who troll their teammates … 4. One of his biggest claims to fame was walking into an opposing arena and asking what the scoring record was - so he could beat it. 33 spat biting lines at entire opposing benches, visiting coaches, and even his own teammates. One of the reasons Larry Bird was such an epic smack talker was because he could back up every quip with dominant play on the court. Larry Bird Forward Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics sits on the bench during a game. Next: The big man was a big-time trash talker … 3. Making crude comments about his ex-girlfriends on camera was enough to get him suspended indefinitely by the league. But Avery didn’t save all of his nasty commentary for the ice. Heck, the league developed “ The Avery Rule” after the winger went above and beyond to distract goalie Martin Brodeur in the middle of a playoff game. And boy, did former NHLer Sean Avery out-talk the best of them. Hockey may be known more for its heavy hits, but there’s no shortage of chirps either. Sean Avery Sean Avery looks on from the bench at Madison Square Garden | Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Next: His comments were certainly cold-blooded … 2.
His chirps can best be summarized with one quote: “If you even dream of beating me, you better wake up and apologize.” When he wasn’t laying down sick rhymes - his “float like a butterfly” quote is legendary - he was calling himself the best just before knocking his opponents to the mat. Honestly, we could do a list based on Ali’s best quotes alone. Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali weighs in | -/AFP/Getty Images Here, in alphabetical order, we take a look at the biggest trash talkers in sports history. Whether it’s a jab at an opponent or a beef with a fan, these pros are notorious for turning trolling into an art form. There are some athletes, both active and retired, who take chirping to the next level.
Maybe it made a bit more sense in context but I doubt it, considering how inane the average chatter in video games is.Talking trash is a common practice in the professional sports world. “I’m going to shoot up a school” just seems like an odd phrase to throw out there when you’re trying to taunt an opponent.
He apparently doesn’t know how to trash talk, either. It seems like he’s a gamer who got too wrapped up in his game.
Shaw denies any intent to shoot up a school, and no weapons were found in his home. In addition, two misdemeanor counts of disrupting a school operation were leveled against the 19-year-old, with a maximum penalty of a year in jail and a fine up to $5,000.
He is currently on interim suspension until the university holds an administrative hearing. After tracking Shaw down with help from Microsoft and the local internet service provider, Maryland police arrived at his FSU dorm on Tuesday morning and placed him under arrest. An Oregon gamer in the same match took the threat very seriously and called police. According to the Cumberland Times-News, Allieu Shaw, a student at Frostburg State University in Maryland was playing COD4 on Monday night over Xbox Live when he suddenly started telling the other players via headset that he was going to “shoot up the school.” He supposedly went on to describe how he would shoot up the unspecified school.