GUARDING THE BODY: Here's a bizarre column. SI writer Michael Silver basically argues that major athletes should have bodyguards with them at all times to prevent incidents like the Kobe Bryant fiasco from happening. Oddly, though, he seems to argue that these bodyguards are there not only to provide security, but to act as a kind of safety netting for when athletes drink too much and then wanna f--- or fight their way into trouble.

Last time I checked, the people that will stand up to you in the face of your own stupidity, who will corral you or bodyslam you out of harm's way are called friends, not bodyguards. And those folks Silver mentions who are just along for the ride and are loathe to say anything, those are called leeches. Anyway, read it and tell me what you think below.