What's your most memorable conversation with a player during a game?
This is really surprising, and this is all true. The only time thatit's ever really gotten nasty was with Reggie Miller. But we werefriends before that and we've been friends since then. When I go to thegames, it's to have fun. I'm respectful. If I say a player missed ashot, that's not talking about your mother, your family; it's all goodnature. The players enjoy talking to me and I enjoy talking to them.
But this last time against Boston -- you know that game where they disallowed Stoudemire’s three? --
Kevin Garnettlost it. He was cursing me out for no reason. Maybe because Stoudemiregave him 39 points, but take that vulgarity to Stoudemire. I'm notholding you and I did not even say s--- to Garnett the whole game. Thatreally surprised me. He lost it. He was cursing at me the whole game.He needs to calm the f--- down.
Well, you know what? It came back to bite him in the buttbecause STAT is starting for the East in the All-Star Game and KG isnot.
Next time they come -- [Spike checks the Knicks schedule] -- is on March 21st. So look, I don't like the Celtics, but I respect
Doc [Rivers]. Doc's a good friend. You know I love
Ray Allen.I hate the Celtics, but look, they've got good guys on that team. I'vegot friends on that team. Nate’s on the team. But Garnett needs to calmthe f--- down. There's no reason he should be cursing at me the way hedid the last game. So you can put that in the article. It wasdisrespectful and I would never do nothing like that to him.
That's crazy. Garnett has definitely had his share of temper tantrums -- no question about that.
I'm not even playing and I didn't say nothing to him the whole gameanyway. So if you're mad, start cursing out STAT, Stoudemire. Butyou're not going to do that s--- because Stoudemire’s not going to takeit. So he cursed at me and I’m 5-6½, 150. What he was saying was worsethan Reggie Miller. It was uncalled for.
http://espn.go.com/blog/n...iew-part-1-on-the-knicks
Dude is an absolute clown.
