s_knight8 wrote:
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http://www.nydailynews.com/s****ts/basketball/knicks/story/238295p-204475c.ht
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> Shandon Anderson purchased nearly 50 tickets for family and friends
> last January in Atlanta, his normal allotment whenever the Knicks
> played in his hometown.
> His young daughter sat behind the Knicks bench and his brother,
> Willie, the one-time Knick, was also in attendance. But not
> everything about this night was perfect for Anderson, whose streak of
> 543 consecutive games played was about to come to an abrupt halt. As
> the minutes passed, Anderson decided then and there that Isiah Thomas
> was out to get him.
>
> "It could have ended anywhere," Anderson said. "But it ended in
> Atlanta because it was personal. I know it was Isiah. That was low.
> It is something I will never forget."
>
> The Knicks contend Lenny Wilkens asked Anderson about keeping the
> streak alive and that Anderson said it was OK if he didn't play.
>
> Anderson, however, accused Thomas of ordering Wilkens not to play him
> on Jan. 23 in Atlanta if for no other reason than to humiliate a
> player he didn't like, didn't want and couldn't trade. Speaking
> publicly for the first time about his behind-the-scenes feud with his
> boss, Anderson criticized Thomas for questioning his character and
> for establi****ng a hostile working environment for players and
> coaches alike.
>
> "He's told people that I'm a cancer," Anderson said over the
> telephone. "My father died from cancer and I don't appreciate him
> using that word like that. I don't look at myself as a marquee
> player. I'm not the best shooter or the best dribbler and if you want
> to attack me as a basketball player, fine. But when you start
> attacking my character and talking to the media instead of talking to
> me, that's another story.
>
> "I played for Jerry Sloan, one of the toughest coaches in the league.
> He told me, 'Play hard all the time because you never know who is
> watching.' That always stuck with me. I practice hard, I don't miss
> games and I don't cause problems."
Isiah Thomas. One of the true pricks in the league.
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