July 2010: Michael Beasley done smoking pot. July 2011: We learn Beasley cited for pot

Yikes.

July 6, 2011 at 7:54PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

You've probably heard the news about Michael Beasley getting busted for speeding and cited for marijuana possession already (thus confirming that nothing good happens when an athlete is out at 3 a.m.).

But they symmetry/contrast between last year and this year? Well that's just too good to pass up.

July 2010: The infamous David Kahn interview on ESPN 1500. Kahn was fined $50,000 for talking about Beasley's marijuana habit. It was addressed, at that point, in the past tense:

"He's a very young and immature kid who smoked too much marijuana and has told me that he's not smoking anymore, and I told him that I would trust him as long as that was the case," Kahn said Thursday during an interview with 1500 ESPN Twin Cities. "He has developed a really good support system around him this past season in Miami. He's hired people to help him grow up."

July 2011: It is revealed that Beasley was found with marijuana in his vehicle after being stopped for speeding at 3 a.m. His vehicle had "more than a half-ounce" of weed in it. The very helpful message board at Grass City will tell you that a half-ounce is roughly equal, visually, to half a sandwich bag full of the stuff.

We can only assume at this point that he was hanging onto it for a friend. If not: Does Kahn still trust him?

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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