It was already pretty enough that when I returned to Portland, I comforted myself, "There's nothing wrong with being like PJ Carlesimo."
Yeah, wasn't PJ also a member of the Dream Team coaching staff?
A reporter asked me to talk about my views on the referees. In fact, every year during the playoffs, referees become a focal point.
In the Salt Lake City Jazz's defense, they were rough, continuously bumping, blocking, and kicking. Jerry Sloan's cursing never stopped.
And they cleverly said nice things to Ah Gan, yes, they took turns praising Ah Gan and then hurled insults at Ah Gan's teammates—including me.
I suspect that Ah Gan didn't even realize during the game how hostile the Jazz were to us, he was kept in the dark.
The scene was too noisy, if Hornersek was trash-talking Kobe, Ah Gan under the basket wouldn't hear it.
In the end, I just said a few words simply, I didn't want to talk too much about the penalties, that's my style.
