WTF is going on with current & former NBA players today?

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A semi-truck hauling a large trash bin crashed and plunged into the swimming pool of the home owned by Portland Trail Blazers guard Evan Turner.

 

The driver's cab was submerged in the pool and he needed to be rescued by emergency responders.

 

"I wasn't aware that the driver was injured or how badly," Turner said Wednesday afternoon through a team spokesman. "But I'm obviously grateful that the first responders were able to rescue him and I hope and pray he'll be fine."

 

Authorities say the truck's driver lost control on a hairpin curve and wound up down a hill and submerged in the pool.

 

While one rescuer kept the driver's head out of the water, others used the jaws of life to remove the steering column, which had pinned the driver inside the cab. A Portland Fire & Rescue spokeswoman told the Oregonian that at least eight people participated in the rescue.

 

The driver, who was not identified, had serious injuries and was taken to Oregon Health and Science University Medical Center for treatment.

 

A former NBA player has taken to Twitter to complain that a toilet was among the items stolen from his Dallas home during a burglary.

 

Charlie Villanueva, a former first-round pick who most recently played with the Dallas Mavericks, posted a photo of the space in his bathroom where his toilet once stood.

 

In a series of tweets, Villanueva said his home appliances also were taken during the burglary Tuesday.

 

The former Detroit Pistons player described the episode as "mind blowing," saying he's "in shock."

 

Villanueva, 33, criticized police for a slow response to his burglary report, saying he called four times about the purloined toilet.

 

Another Twitter user created the handle "@stolen_toilet" and responded to one of Villanueva's tweets by asking: "Charlie are u looking for me?"