Word: carlesimo
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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With thoughts like that, Latrell Sprewell, the Golden State Warriors' leading scorer and biggest hothead, took a short break during practice last Monday to throttle coach P.J. Carlesimo, who had just told him to "put a little mustard on the passes" during a shooting drill. After the two were separated, Sprewell took a 15-minute cooldown in the locker room before heading back to fight through teammates to get to Carlesimo again and yell "I'm going to kill you! You better get me off this team, or that's what I'm going to do." It was the most...
...punching a guy in a bar? In a world in which players are richer, more popular and much bigger than their bosses, the NBA thinks attacking a coach is more egregious than hitting umpires, cameramen or fans. And so do most fans. The few who didn't cheer Carlesimo had their pro-Spree signs confiscated by officials at the Oakland Arena last Thursday. Even some of Spree's teammates agree with the league's decision. "I hope this sets an example for young players," says center Todd Fuller. As a talk-radio villain, Spree has virtually replaced Saddam...
OAKLAND: Coaching in today's NBA can try men's souls ? and throats. The Golden State Warriors have indefinitely suspended guard Latrell Sprewell for choking coach P.J. Carlesimo during practice Monday...
...York Post, citing sources at practice, said Sprewell put a 15-second stranglehold on Carlesimo, saying: "I'm going to kill you. You better get me off this team, or that's what I'm going...
...Carlesimo carries his own tag as a coach unable to deal with just that type, having been run out of Portland by a squad nicknamed the "Jailblazers." He has floundered too with the talent-poor Warriors, opening the season...