And to think we got on young rookie Rob Williams for missing a conference call and being late for practice. That was trivial compared to 29-year-old NBA vet Hassan Whiteside buying a $50,000 assault rifle - putting it into his unlocked $400,000 car - and having it stolen shortly after purchase.

I am a gun owner and NRA-certified Firearms Instructor, so my first question was how does anyone pay 50-grand for an M16 assault rifle - so I did some digging.