Dallas Mavericks

Former NBA player hopes someone drops a ‘deuce’ on toilet thief

Charlie Villanueva played with the Dallas Mavericks from 2014-26.
Charlie Villanueva played with the Dallas Mavericks from 2014-26. rmallison@star-telegram.com

This story goes right in the toilet.

Former NBA player Charlie Villanueva, a 2005 first-round pick who played with the Mavericks from 2014-16, was the victim of a home burglary Tuesday in Dallas.

Villanueva ranted about the incident on Twitter, including a post with an image showing one of the stolen items: a toilet. Yes, an entire commode. Merry Christmas, Charlie!

Villanueva, 33, tweeted his shock of the ordeal while he waited several hours for Dallas Police to show up. “I’m still tripping, who steals a toilet? Like why a toilet,” he posted. The thieves also stole appliances from the home.

His annoyance over being robbed eventually turned to the DPD, which took over four hours (at least, according to Villanueva) to arrive on the scene.

Villanueva, while unnerved, tried to make light of the situation. He started using the hashtag #stolentoilet in his posts.

One question still remains ... what was so special about that toilet?

Stefan Stevenson: 817-390-7760, @StevensonFWST

This story was originally published December 20, 2017 at 4:37 PM with the headline "Former NBA player hopes someone drops a ‘deuce’ on toilet thief."

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