JaVale McGee is definitely known for doing some crazy things and this seems to be the reason why. He has ADD. Listen, I know a few people with ADD (that are close to me) and when they don’t take their medicine, it makes it very hard to communicate with them. It drives me crazy, so I’m not sure about this one. Check out what he had to say about having ADD & let us know what you think…
Via Complex:
We’ve always called it JaVale McGee being JaVale McGee, but apparently, there’s more to those moments ofimpulsivity and it’s his Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD. But, don’t feel bad for McGee because in an interview with the Denver Post, he admitted that having ADD is fun.
“I have extreme ADD. They tried to put me on Ritalin, but I wouldn’t do it. I just didn’t want to take it. I was young (when it was diagnosed); it was a long time ago. But, yeah, it’s definitely fun having ADD. It’s extremely fun. I’m not boring.”
Is McGee mad? He actually enjoys the joy ride that is ADD, now referred to as ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), which leads to inattentiveness, over-activity and impulsivity, often in unhealthy doses.
It’s bizarre, yes, but that makes him bizarre. And in a league where personas are rehearsed and behavior is choreographed, McGee is resplendently refreshing. He knows he can take the medicine. But what’s the fun in being like everyone else?
This is the guy who has an alter ego, whom he named Pierre. This is the guy who threw the ball against the glass, caught his own pass and unleashed a furious dunk — and then, he placed his index finger under his nose, revealing a tiny tattoo of a handlebar mustache. This is a guy who YouTubed his pickup lines, including, “Girl, you know who I am? I play for the Wizards. Oh, that didn’t work?” This is the guy who spearheaded the team’s “Harlem Shake” video and purchased all of the costumes, including, as the receipt read, the deluxe clown Afro wig, the gingerbread man adult costume and the giant python prop. And this is the guy who, during practice recently, watched a botched Brewer shot hit the backboard near the NBA logo, prompting McGee to scurry toward the glass and exclaim: “Hey, Jerry West, you OK?”
