Usually, when an elite athlete is disgraced and humiliated the way Marion Jones was when she was stripped of her 5 Sydney Olympic medals, they go into hiding to avoid all the negative media scrutiny.

That’s exactly what Marion Jones did today when she signed a contract to play for some team in the WNBA. (honestly if I mentioned the team, would you even know they had existed before?)

Marion Jones was a star point guard at UNC in the late 90s, leading the Tar Heels to a National Championship in 1997. At 34, Jones hopes to revitalize her hoop game, and try to put her Olympic embarrassment behind her by moving into obscurity in a league kept afloat by Coors Light beer sales at Laker games.

About the Author: Charles Drengberg

Charles Co-Founded FTRsports in 2009 as something fun to do with his spare time. He’s now insanely addicted to making it the greatest sports blog ever, which isn’t hard because most sports blogs suck.

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