How NHL Stars Spend The Lockout: Justin Bieber Concert Edition

Sidney Crosby just needs a beauty and a beat, guys.

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As the NHL continues to be the worst run sports league in the history of the world, and yes I’m including those Mayan sports that used human heads as ballsattempt to save their season, its stars have to find some way to pass the time. Many are off collecting paychecks to play overseas, but the injury-prone Sidney Crosby is just hanging out. So maybe it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that the Penguins star turned up at Pittsburgh’s Consol Energy Center for Bieber’s show last night.

Why was he there? Was he escorting a teenage relative? Is he a fan of the Biebz? According to Seth Rorabaugh of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette the answer is a far sadder glimpse into the life of a sports star without a league:

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H/T Barry Petchesky at Deadspin.