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We realized after we wrote this that it’s Jack Cobra’s day up to bat, but what’s done is done. Apologies to Jack, who also wrote about a sad-face wearing Central Division big man.

We’re connected, Jack. Do you feel it? We feel it.

Before we get to Mr. O’Neal, we need to give our Barry Bonds speech. Here it goes:

1) Barry is not in legal trouble for “getting busted for steroids”. This is about “perjury”, ie lying to a federal court when asked about steroids.

2) This is not about race. They went after Jason Giambi just as hard - he told the truth when asked. Mark McGuire retired years ago and withdrew from society, as opposed to chasing after the greatest record in sports.

3) This is not a “witch hunt”. When there’s actually a witch present, it becomes something else entirely.

4) This is not about “being out to get Barry because he’s a jerk”. It’s about going after the biggest name you can, because it exposes the problem to its greatest potential. Just like they go after Al Capone instead of one of his thugs. (No, we’re not saying Barry was running the business end of the roid/HGH biz - just that his exposure would bring the most attention.)

5) Finally, this is hardly a big shocker like CNN was making it out to be this morning. Anyone who follows sports and has a brain knew Barry was filthy in any number of ways.

Anyway, Jermaine O’Neal. As expected, the Pacers All-Star PF isn’t enjoying his Pacers season as a Pacer, doing Pacer things.

Why this is all in a Wizards blog, we don’t know, but here’s an excerpt.

As he munched on a plate of chicken fingers and French fries after the game, O’Neal had an ice pack on his surgically repaired left knee (he had off-season surgery to repair a torn meniscus last summer, just like Gilbert Arenas). But from the sullen look that appears surgically placed upon his face, he seems to be weighed down by more than just a bum knee.

“I’m not really enjoying it right now,” O’Neal said. “For one, we’re losing.”

Yeah, sorry - we’re going all health nazi on this guy.

Jermaine…maybe if you’d give your body what it actually needs to recover, you wouldn’t be getting hurt all the time. Maybe you wouldn’t be depressed and fragile if you had like, healthy nutrients in you, instead of grease and other artery-cloggers.

Here’s an experiment - eat healthy for one week, and gauge your mood, health, and energy levels, including the quality of your sleep. The following week, “munch on plates of chicken fingers and french fries.”

Chicken fingers and french fries. Not only is Jermaine O’Neal actively crippling his ability to maximize his athletic prowess, he’s also 8 years old.

Do the Cavs play tonight? What’s their record?