Andrew Bynum Hasn't Had a Workout Regimen Since Leaving Cleveland Cavaliers

Andrew Bynum has yet to step onto the court for the Indiana Pacers after signing there with the hope of rejuvenating his career on a contending team, but he's already getting off on the wrong foot. 

The big man's last game of the 2013-14 campaign—thus far—came while he was still wearing a Cleveland Cavaliers uniform. Back before he was suspended for conduct detrimental to the team, traded to the Chicago Bulls and immediately released, Bynum recorded four points, one rebound and one block during a Dec. 26 outing against the Atlanta Hawks. 

Now you would think that a devoted basketball player would stay in shape, right? Well, this is Bynum we're talking about, and the prognosis isn't so good: 

Uh oh. 

"I was out for a significant amount of time," the talented 7-footer told USA Today's Candace Buckner, "but it's not the end-of-the-world amount of time where I have to go to square zero." 

If you say so, Bynum. Hey, at least he ate correctly!

Unfortunately, there's a lot more to staying in basketball shape than eating correctly, as "basketball shape" is quite different than normal shape. What kind of foods help you learn how to run up and down the court at the same speed as the other players who have actually followed workout regimens? 

To the best of my knowledge, there isn't one. But if there is, please let me know so that I can start eating that instead of working out. 

Remember, we're talking about the same big man who inspired an anonymous league source to tell Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, "He doesn't want to play basketball anymore. He never liked it that much in first place."

Bynum just continues to make that obvious. The Pacers can thank their lucky stars that he's a luxury item and not a player integral to their pursuit of both the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference and the Larry O'Brien Trophy. 

Counting on Bynum to put in the necessary work just seems foolish at this point. He can claim he wants to "play hard" all he wants, but his track record indicates that we should believe otherwise until he proves us wrong.