JaVale McGee Mistake: Wizards Center Plays Defense But His Team Has The Ball (VIDEO)

You don't open the NBA season with a 5-20 record without quite a few mental lapses. On Monday night, Washington Wizards center JaVale McGee produced perhaps the silliest such error.. so far.

During the third quarter of their win over the Raptors, McGee attempted a hook shot after driving across the lane. The shot missed and then McGee turned and ran back toward the basket that his team was defending.

The only problem? One of McGee's teammates had grabbed the rebound.

Somehow, McGee made it all the way past halfcourt before he noticed that no one else was joining him on the other side of the court. After hustling to get back on the offensive end of the court, Wizards point guard John Wall rifled an alley-oop attempt in his direction. McGee couldn't get control of the pass. And, finally, the Raptors actually took possession of the ball.

Despite the abundant confusion on this play, the Wizards would go on to win the game in overtime, 111-108.

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Comments

[ProfessorBIGWUN]

07:10 AM on 02/08/2012

As Fred G. Sanford wd say: "You big dummy!"

[bcwms1963]

10:13 PM on 02/07/2012

Drug/Alcohol test him....bet he was toasted... his teamate had to direct him like he already knew he was an issue...

[Ursofakingfunny Grant]

09:49 PM on 02/07/2012

A MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING!!!

[Ursofakingfunny Grant]

09:48 PM on 02/07/2012

at least he won the race

[Joe Lyons]

09:46 PM on 02/07/2012

He was just trying to get back on defense, got a great head start...

[satorii1s]

09:39 PM on 02/07/2012

Which way did he go George, which way did he go? o.0

[matdough]

09:37 PM on 02/07/2012

Sandusky got to him!

[belldn3]

09:28 PM on 02/07/2012

He's a professional basketball player? He's getting paid to play? He's an absolute trainwreck. This is funny as hell.

[bwfree3]

09:03 PM on 02/07/2012

he must be a democrat given away his team

[mrross019]

10:47 PM on 02/07/2012

Leave it to the hateful Tea Baggers to inject Politics in a story about a basketball player!

[dannydmc]

11:22 PM on 02/07/2012

Leave it to an idiot liberal to start with the insults.....proves the point that all libs are stupid and childish to start with

[majornutt2]

08:50 PM on 02/07/2012

Just a guess, but he went to high school in Detroit, and played college ball in Nevada, so maybe he's just stupid, or was paid to run the wrong way? take your pick, maybe both.

[jsphzhng]

08:31 PM on 02/07/2012

For Mcgee, from the neck down, Atheletic, from the neck up, Retarded.

[damtaxes7]

08:16 PM on 02/07/2012

Looks like a typical NBA player and play!

[Marshall Green]

08:05 PM on 02/07/2012

It looks like he thought Toronto got the ball. He was running back to get on defense. This is much ado about nothing. A miscue, perhaps, but lets not blow this out of proportion.

[Ron Simmons]

10:49 PM on 02/07/2012

I agree Marshall. Everyone, I mean everyone make mistakes and everyone had did something awkward and going to continue to do so. For the haters, his team is paying him to play basketball and they are NOT paying the haters anything. This article was blown out of proportion just to see the reactions of haters.

[flippy1409]

07:52 PM on 02/07/2012

Perhaps it's the weird first name !!!

[billscaf]

07:49 PM on 02/07/2012

I don't understand. I mean he was smart enough to go to college!!

[matdough]

09:41 PM on 02/07/2012

Are you shitting me? College? Wake up !

[billscaf]

06:43 AM on 02/08/2012

I forgot how many people are slow on the uptake. It is called sarcasim. You are as bright as McGee!

[jweldo]

11:15 PM on 02/07/2012

Are you kidding me? What planet do you come from?