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In 1997 PJ was the coach of
the Golden State Warriors and Latrell was one of their premier
players. In November, PJ pulled Sprewell out of a game against
the Lakers and called him a joke because Sprewell was laughing
in the huddle during a timeout of a game the Lakers were winning
big. A few weeks later Sprewell was fined for missing a team flight
and arriving late in Utah. And three days after that Sprewell
lashed out. In a practice session PJ asked Sprewell to throw crisper
passes. Sprewell told the coach he didn't want to hear it that
day and to back off him. When PJ ignored Sprewell, Latrell grabbed
him by the throat for 10 seconds until other players stepped in.
Sprewell then left only to return 20 minutes later and threw punches
at his coach landing a blow. Two days later the Warriors terminated
Sprewell's contract and the NBA suspended him for a year. |
