This Former Hawk Isn't Dead, But His Relationship Is

I caught this story about former St. Joe's Hawk, Delonte West on Deadspin.com. Sorry to all you St. Joe's grads, but this is funny. According to the Boston Herald:

The mayhem began after the Green lost to the Golden State Warriors at the TD Banknorth Garden when Caryn Taylor, 31, got into an argument with West's sister, Danielle. Taylor, who had a "few cocktails" at the game, "pushed" Danielle West during the dispute, according to a police report. The group hit downtown hotspot District after the game where Delonte West confronted Taylor about the fight with his sister.

"During this conversation West stated that Taylor became argumentative and put her hands around his throat in a choking manner," the report states. When West, his sister and some friends returned to the apartment around 2:30 a.m., Taylor was there and she started yelling at him, reportedly calling him a "(expletive) bastard." West told cops that she went upstairs to the bathroom, slammed the door and started smashing glass. West, 23, went into the bathroom and found her covered in blood and jabbing at her wrists with shards of glass. Taylor bit West on the hand as he tried to stop her from slashing herself, the report states. Taylor told police she wasn't trying to kill herself but was cutting herself to show West she wasn't "(expletive) around" about their relationship.

Well, I'm sure Coach Martelli taught Delonte a lot of things, but I'm guessing he didn't teach him a thing about picking women. Maybe if he stayed on Hawk Hill for his senior year, he would have learned to stay away from psychos. Plus, what is an NBA first round draftee doing dating a 31 year old, over the hill chick? Delonte, you got a lot to learn.