Why does evan turner talk weird

And yet Evan had to have them removed. Baby Evan Turner had something sliced out of his throat that doesn't even exist. Not the best way to start off life. Unfortunately, it only got worse. At the age of three, Evan got hit by a car.

Can you imagine seeing a Volvo smash into a three-year-old? Last week I accidentally backpedalled over my nephew's foot and now my sister-in-law refuses to talk to me. Evan ended up with a concussion and needing stitches after his accident.

Later, he developed oversized teeth which caused a speech impediment. No wonder the dude can't get along with his teammates. For the record, there is nothing sadder -- or harder for a child to overcome -- than a speech impediment. And that includes weirdos who are born without feet! I grew up with a kid who was super, super nice, but he also had a lisp, and had ZERO friends.

That kid was me. No, no, no it wasn't, but it woulda tied up those last few sentences nicely. That's how horrible lisps are. I bet The Villain got teased mercilessly growing up.

Which had a big-time effect on a his social development. Trust me, I know, because and you're not gonna believe this , I too was teased as a kid. I was born with a rare congenital birth defect called H.

Humongo Penis Syndrome , a condition that has plagued me my entire life. It's horrible. Follow me on Instagram, ladies. Username: KikiVandewegheJr. As Evan got older, he found basketball, and a sense of purpose.

No longer just the sickly kid with a lisp, he was now the sickly kid with a lisp who could also put a dumb orange ball into a hoop. But in Oak Park, Illinois, Evan's hometown, being great at something isn't really good enough.

The town is full of greatness. The upper-middle class suburb may be best known for Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture I took a guided walking tour there with my wife! My buddy Barklev thinks that no one knows who Judy Tenuta is.

I disagree. So for the three of you out there reading this who actually know who Judy Tenoots is, how 'bout Judy Tenoots!!! But now he's like 11, he's getting cool now," Turner said. I'm sure he's probably got like eight girlfriends.

He's living the life. So I'll see him tonight. When he fills me in I'll definitely kiss the ring and everything like that. During chats with the media, Turner rarely fails to deliver gems. On the recent rain and snow in Portland: "Now it's snowing, man.

And then it's nice here in Boston. It's just my luck. You know that I'm saying? Because when I first got to Boston it snowed like inches in a single winter or something like that. Eventually I started looking at myself and it's me.

For sure this would happen. Typically this never happens. But it's like, no, my life is always like that. I get like six bad days and one good one. After signing with the Blazers over the summer, Turner claims he called Boston head coach Brad Stevens to tell him the news, but Stevens laughingly denies ever receiving the call. It's possible he missed it because a group of Celtics representatives were traveling to meet with Al Horford.

He was on a plane working his way to get me out. So I was classy in that sense of calling him. In another fake controversy, Turner once fabricated a story about Stevens threatening to remove all food from the Celtics airplane after a bad first half during one game last season. Now, Turner said he doesn't need to rely on Stevens for meals. Striking a more serious note, Turner raved about the impact Stevens had on his career. But I just always thought he was a great, classy person.

He's a sincere individual and I always respected that. He never realty thought he was too big. And he does a lot of great things, but I really appreciate the friendship I was able to form with him.

When you get to know what type of guy he is, he's a really special person, special coach, and it makes a lot of sense why he has so much success throughout his career because he's a different individual. And his mentality and stuff has definitely helped me learn how to be a pro and, like I said, see bigger-picture point of views. The rest of the guys, sometimes you're going to be as good as your coach thinks you are.

He definitely helped me out a lot and, like I said, he put me in some positions to be successful. And I think he did that with a lot of my teammates as well. That's a big deal. I had to go to the hospital and get steroids just to get everything back. That was probably the worst one I remember. I was there overnight. I got out around 4 a. I got allergic to everything.

As a junior in college he broke two vertebrae after he fell attempting a dunk in a game. He missed a month of basketball. The first play he went to the basket. He showed no fear. She worked in the medical field and told him she thought he was going to become one of her patients.

The fall looked so serious at the time she believed he had been paralyzed. The Philadelphia 76ers drafted Turner second overall in He was traded to the Indiana Pacers halfway through last season and faced scrutiny for the lack of playing time on his new team. Last summer, he signed with the Celtics as a free agent. The change in scenery has been a resurgence for Turner, who is averaging 9.

He has hit game-winning shots, posted triple-doubles and emerged as a leader on a hungry playoff team ready to battle against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs. He considers himself lucky to be in his situation. Whenever a moment seems tough, he reflects on his previous hardships for perspective. He says fighting and overcoming has always been in his background, which has kept him moving forward.

Jessica Camerato is a bilingual reporter who has been covering the NBA since Connect with us. Share Tweet. Please enable Javascript to watch this video.