Former Notre Dame, Michigan State center goes on epic Twitter rant against NCAA
As many can attest, alcohol and Twitter don't always mix, and a one-time NCAA player currently plying his trade in Europe may have proved that in an epic way Wednesday.
Garrick Sherman is a 6-foot-10 forward-center playing professional basketball in the Eurasian country of Georgia. He played two seasons at Notre Dame from 2012-2014 after transferring from Michigan State, where he played two years under Tom Izzo.
It seems Sherman's squad, Dinamo Tbilisi, wrapped up its season Wednesday, so he admittedly imbibed with a few local beverages.
This led to a series of tweets from Sherman that, when strung together, constitutes a pretty strong rant against the NCAA and Michigan State.
In this one, he recalls his time with former fellow Spartan player Durrell Summers:
Sherman raised a point about playing professionally in Europe versus as an amateur back home.
Honestly tho forget the ncaa. If you saw what I got paid for the amount of fans I play in front of now. Compared to…
— Garrick Sherman (@gsherm11) May 27, 2015
What I played in front of college for nothing. There’s no doubt the ncaa is taking advantage of student athletes
— Garrick Sherman (@gsherm11) May 27, 2015
Then, as dawn apparently neared in Georgia, Sherman wanted to clarify his primary target before opting to call it a night.
My beef is with the NCAA NOT MSU. Good night Twitter, you never fail to disappoint (FYI it's 4:43 am in Georgia)
— Garrick Sherman (@gsherm11) May 28, 2015