Athletes Planking
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Athletes Planking
Every outlet from CNN to the BBC News has covered it and Twitter is ablaze with photos of it. It's planking, the bizarre yet incredibly hilarious craze of lying face down in random locations for a photo op. And a number of athletes, such as Gilbert Arenas, have led the charge. Here's a look at some players who have flaunted their planking talents.
Gilbert Arenas on a rack of weights.
Gilbert Arenas in a pool ...
And Gilbert Arenas out of a pool.
Gilbert Arenas' daughter when she was 1-year-old.
Magic center Dwight Howard, on his motorcycle ...
... on a massive bolder ...
... And on his collection of Rolls Royces.
Redskins rookie receiver Niles Paul planks on pretty much anything he can find.
Lakers forward Devin Ebanks planked on his balcony.
Carolina Panthers' running backs Jonathan Stewart and Tyrell Sutton are planking during the lockout.
Then Stewart decided to go solo.
Clippers guard Eric Bledsoe, on a car.
More Dwight Howard. This time under his monstrous flat-screen TV.
Former Wimbledon girls' champion Laura Robson engaged in a planking battle with compatriot Anne Keothavong. Robson went two up in the "plank-off" with these shots.
Indy drivers Will Power and Ryan Briscoe fittingly plank on tires.
Dwight Howard is still planking. Now he's outside Amway Center.
Arenas: "EPASS just got planked."
To the delight of one lucky employee, Howard planks on the counter of Zaxby's.
And so did this grand piano.
Agent Zero, clearly unimpressed by Howard's Rolls-Royce planking, poses for his photo op on Howard's precious Porsche.
A planking truce between Arenas and Howard? Hardly ...
The next auto in Howard's collection was a shiny Cadillac Escalade limousine.
The motorcycle, the Rolls Royces, the Porsche and the limo could still be topped: Dwight Howard planked his own plane.
Arenas kept going just to prove that, unlike Howard, he's willing to get kicked out of public places for planking. Dedication.
Howard roped in his Orlando teammates in for a group plank.
Multiple times, actually. Notice the guy at the very top.
Day 2 of the Ultimate Plank-off with Howard and Arenas ends atop a Waffle House sign. Really, guys?
Mascots can plank too, you know. The Wizards' furry friend, "G-Wiz" proves it ... on his boss' desk. Wonder how Ted Leonsis feels about this ...
Nate Robinson of the Oklahoma City Thunder joins the planking frenzy.
Two members of the South Carolina baseball team celebrated their College World Series title like any true champs would.
Per Pittsburgh Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey: "Please start football asap... Me and @MikePouncey are running out of things to do!! Now plank that!"
Message from Mardy Fish: "@andyroddick You have been officially challenged to a plank off. Game on..."
Challenge accepted.