Tuesday Bolts – 9.2.14
Scott Brooks on his first job: “I had just finished my sophomore (year) basketball season, and I remember on that same weekend my mom says, ‘Son, it’s time for you to get a job,’” Brooks said. “I said, ‘Can I get a couple of weeks?’ but she said, ‘No, as long as you live in my house, you play by my rules, and you’re getting a job. And you’re starting Monday.’”
Marc Stein of ESPN.com on Team USA’s game against Turkey: “It was a wake-up-call game, rather, that featured a first-half clinic in slowdown basketball from the Turks and generated plenty to talk about should these teams meet again in this tournament. And that’s because Ataman went on afterward to level a string of complaints about the officiating and what he sees as preferential treatment afforded the United States by FIBA. Ataman accused the refs of letting the Americans get away with too much contact, too much hand-checking and too many traveling violations. He then alleged FIBA is forcing five of the six teams in Group C to stay in one hotel while the United States is sequestered in a hotel of its own. Who said Team USA wouldn’t face any serious resistance or generate any intrigue until its expected championship date with Spain on Sept. 14?”
Andre Iguodala on Under Armour trying to sign KD: “I had a better shot at Halle Berry!”
LeBron tweets: “Happy to have the homie @KDTrey5 stayin with the @Nike @nikebasketball family! Congrats my brother! Like Dj Khalid would say “We The Best”!!”
KD takes on an Internet troll.
Ray Allen on his future: “I’m not in any rush [to make a decision] … I’ve played 18 years, and the way I look at my career, I’m content with everything that I’ve done. I just want to take this summer and see how it goes.”
This is just a terrific piece by Robert Silverman on basketball on a reservation.
