Michael Beasley, basketball player, pot smoker and…ballet dancer?
The Minnesota Timberwolves forward has been playing in pickup leagues across the world as he waits out the lockout like everyone else. Now his main focus is on improving an image that, quite frankly, is incredibly horrible.
He has decided to hire a PR firm that will re-shape his image. Check out the statement from the firm:
He has also taken up ballet to transform his body and hired a public- relations agency to improve his image.
“I want everyone to know that I’m not this monster that they perceive,” he said. “I’m a really nice guy….”
He has played with childhood pal Durant and Wall in exhibition games across the country and also has incorporated elements of yoga, karate and, yes, ballet into summer workouts intended to make his body stronger, more limber and help ensure a long, productive career.
Ballet to transform your body eh?
That’s a new one for me.
I’m not sure if he’s trying to show people the softer side, or really thinks prancing ar ...
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