Washington Wizards’ Caron Butler Had To UnDew His ‘Dew Addiction
Published 11/02/2009 · By Randall Stevens

Caron ButlerAddiction can be a career killer in the world of professional sports, but it's usually a problem of being addicted to alcohol or even drugs. What about soda? Specifically Mountain Dew.

In a recent blog entry by the Washington Wizards' Caron Butler, he discussed an addiction to the green colored soda, which he had given up in the off-season.

He says it was a really bad problem.

"It was so bad, at one point, that I had to have a cold one right there at the nightstand before I went to bed," Butler wrote. "I had to get the coasters and let it drip a lil' bit and just have it waiting on me. Come 2 a.m.., I'd wake up out of my sleep, I'd pop one open and hear the fizz sound ... and just down it!

"Then I always had to have another one in the morning when I woke up. Before practice I had one, too, and before games I would knock back two," he continued.

Thanks to the sacrifice, Butler said he was able shed 11 pounds. But, admits it wasn't the easiest thing he's ever done.

"To try and give this up was CRAZY for me! I was going through withdrawals," Butler explained. "I was in the bed sweating. My wife would turn over in the bed and ask, 'Are you okay?' Honestly, those first two weeks without the Dew was the roughest two weeks of my life. I'm talking headaches, sweats and everything. Before that, I drank at least six 12-ounce Mountain Dews a day."

Wow, that's an addiction. At least, it wasn't something worse, right Caron?

Read his entire blog post over at NBA.com.

 
8 Comments
bigmikehash - November 2, 2009 at 4:31 pm

hes joking right?????

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Reno Red 44 - November 2, 2009 at 6:05 pm

…He Kant Be Serious….Maybe he should’ve..talk 2 mt.Dew 4 a sponser first…..Man anything ah make tha newz now a dayz…

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PSU - November 2, 2009 at 6:08 pm

hahaha!! shut upp. Mt. Dew is the ish

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BoogerNose - November 2, 2009 at 6:23 pm

Nah, he ain’t jokin! Studies have found alot of sodas have an addictive ingredient (not sure what its called)! Some people react differently to it…I bet alot of people couldn’t shake their soda addiction if they tried!

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Greg Sims - November 2, 2009 at 7:14 pm

Real talk, soda can be an addiction for real. When that’s all u drink, its hard to just stay on juice n water. They’ll make you gain hella weight too, bc of the sugar.

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Philly-O - November 3, 2009 at 2:29 pm

I can believe it.

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DEE - November 3, 2009 at 2:31 pm

I LOVED PEPSI SODA SO MUCH I WAS AND ADDICTED. I HAD TO HAVE IT WITH EVERY MEAL. I STOP DRINKING SODA DUE TO MY AGE AND I AM AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN. MY CHILDHOOD FRIEND MOTHER USED TO GET MAD AT US IF WE DRANK HER SODA (PEPSI) IT WAS ALWAYS A PEPSI IN THERE HOUSE IF IT WASNT BELIEVE YOU ME SHE WOULD SEND US ALL FOR THAT SODA.

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VENGEANCE IS MINE!!!!!!!!!! - November 4, 2009 at 1:29 am

WEAK AZZ PUBLICITY STUNT!!!!!

JUZ WAIT TILL THE COMEDIANS GET A HOLD OF HIM AND MAKE HIM PART OF THEIR ACT!!!!

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