Marvin “Bad News” Barnes is in trouble again after being arrested for cocaine possession. Barnes is one of the tragedies of basketball, a brilliant talent who never came close to achieving his potential. Well, that’s poorly put: he came close but couldn’t maintain it. A few years ago he appeared to have gotten his life together. But apparently that was an illusion.

On the other hand, unlike the Goat, Barnes is still alive.

Great Costas story: he did ABA games early in his career and was getting on the plane with Barnes and explained to him that they’d be flying west into a different time zone. Barnes, according to Costas, said he wasn’t getting into a “time machine” and refused to board.

He was so talented and full of life as a young man. It’s a shame that he couldn’t control himself.