Nearly every NBA player has a story about their experience staying at the infamous Skirvin Hilton Hotel in Oklahoma City. Derrick Rose says he once heard "strange bangs and bumps" during his stay. Kyrie Irving admits he sat out most of his team's game against the Thunder because he slept just three hours after dealing with bed bugs in his room. Wesley Johnson confessed he woke up one night to find his bathtub full of water. Metta World Peace recently claimed he was inappropriately touched by a ghost at the hotel. The list goes on, and on.
Miami Heat forward Justise Winslow has heard all the stories and tried his best to avoid staying in his room for any extended period of time before taking on the Thunder on Monday. "I'm just trying to get through this trip as quickly as possible," Winslow told the Miami Herald. "I try and spend the least amount of time in my room. I go down, sit at the bar, get me something good to eat, watch TV, watch football, but I don't spend a lot of time in that room."
After opting to share a dual queen bed room with teammate Tyler Johnson last season, Winslow tried to stay in the Skirvin Hotel one more time and quickly realized why that was a poor decision. While taking a shower at 9 a.m. Sunday, Justise says his bathroom door started moving on its own. To make matter worse, Winslow also dealt with bugs in his room and a roach on his shower curtain.
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Amirite, Justise?
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