I think there's some level of hazing for rookies no matter what. I remember reading about how even Francis and Yao had to carry veteran's bags in their first year. And oh yeah, I've just became and agent zero fan.
Does he really write the whole thing? I hate to doubt him, especially after his whole "We aren't just dumb athletes" tirade, but I can't help but sense that this is a lot of PR work to makeup for the image hit he's taken these past few weeks.