KOBE BRYANT shrugs off the loaded suggestion he thinks of the Lakers “as my team.” On the other hand, Kobe now answers only to his nickname. No knock on O’Neal, who powered his way to 20 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks (we won’t mention his six turnovers), but it was obvious the officials were not about to give him the benefit of the doubt on the road over Webber.Īnother thing clear from the outset: The Kings had adopted the true C-Webb Philosophy: C-Webb shoot, C-Webb score (16 of his team’s 22 in the first quarter), C-Webb rebound (a career high 26) and C-us stand around.Īfterward, Thomas gave the free agent-in-waiting a come-hither hug.įor his part, Webber took his one-man effort in a losing cause in stride. despite attempting 25 fewer field goals than Sacramento and turning the ball over nine more times. Thomas’ switch in tactics paid off: Webber went scoreless with McKey’s hand in his face the rest of the way as the Pacers prevailed in overtime 93-91. “But, no way was Hidayet Turkoglu going to beat us.” “For the most part, we weren’t concerned about Webber,” Thomas said later. IT took a career high 51 points by Chris Webber before Isiah Thomas decided to appoint Derrick McKey as his guardian (replacing Jermaine O’Neal) with 4.4 seconds left in regulation. One more side show at their expense and he should be prohibited him from getting his goofy smile on NBC, Turner Sports and ESPN, networks that seem only too willing to give Cuban as much negative attention for his arrogant diatribes (now there’s an objective opinion it’s imperative to provide a forum to) as his franchise’s rejuvenation. One more disparaging word about the conveniently targeted refs and Cuban should be forbidden from attending games and celebrating publicly or privately in his team’s prosperity. The only possible way to deter an incorrigible owner from insisting on acting like an imbecile is to suspend his carcass indefinitely. Docked a game’s pay, plus another 10G by the NBA for giving McInnis a facial, he wanted everyone to know his fine was paid by Phil Ford.įINING billionaire Easy Mark Cuban for habitually demeaning the referees is about as effective as cooling down firefighters with hand-held fans. Touche! But the go-away line of the night belonged to the slap-happy Oakley. Pointing skyward at the scoreboard, Gentry shouted, “If you were smart, you’d quit messin’ with me and start tryin’ to figure out how to stop that kid from kickin’ your butt.” At the time, Oak’s defensive assignment, toddler Darius Miles, had accounted for 22 points and his total was flashing on L.A.’s silver screen. With about four minutes to go and the game virtually decided, Oakley had another unpleasant pearl of wisdom for Gentry. “What are you gonna do, turn me into the league?” Oakley taunted. Instead, Oakley zeroed in on Alvin Gentry, verbally accosting him a couple times.Īt one point, the Clipper coach screamed at the refs to call Oakley for an illegal defense. Oakley and McInnis seemed to go out of their way to stay out of each other’s way. While both players enjoyed individual success, my Clippers felt their resounding victory was poetic justice for their starting point guard getting roughed up a couple weeks ago in Toronto. LAST Tuesday’s rematch between Charles Oakley and Jeff McInnis was starkly uneventful.
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