Sentence examples for problem player from inspiring English sources

Wilt himself was the original problem player, skipping practices, disappearing at key moments of games.

"But they'll probably have to take back a problem player that nobody wants in return".

This week alone, the Bucs, the defending Super Bowl champions, decided to deactivate their problem player, receiver Keyshawn Johnson.

At that time the Mets seemed to wrestle with Sheffield's history and reputation as a problem player, and when General Manager Steve Phillips finished his internal monologue, he ceased pursuit of a trade.

PHOENIX — The N.B.A. players union and the Indiana Pacers are heading for a legal showdown over guard Jamaal Tinsley in a case that could have implications for the Knicks and any other franchise that tries to distance itself from a problem player.

But a decade ago, Lewis — who could be out of football as soon as Sunday afternoon, when the Ravens play the Indianapolis Colts in the wild-card round of the playoffs — was a so-called "problem player," a James Harrison precursor as a poster boy for unruly linebackers with checkered pasts — or worse.

Injuries have been a problem, players have been new to their positions, and sheer ability has been scarce in some spots.

To avoid this problem, players may use heavier mallets (nicknamed "boomers") in the instrument's lower range to lessen the overtone effect.

Sometimes, Mangini worries about becoming like the "cleaner" character from the movie "Pulp Fiction," fixing the salary cap and jettisoning problem players and instilling those core characteristics — for someone else to coach the team he built.

In the WoW gaming space, a narrative structure exists to explicate the overarching problem players are faced with the hordes and alliance races are in feud and there is a need to restore peace in the land of Azeroth.

This culminated in studies that showed it was possible to identify patterns of play that distinguish problem gamblers from non-problem players.