Apparently The Nuggets Needed One More Point Before Showboating Was Allowed
By now, you've probably seen the fight between the Knicks and Nuggets last night. If not, peep the "remix" above. Apparently the Knicks took exception that four of the Nuggets starters were still in the game with 90 seconds left when they were up 19. Quoth Nate Robinson, the most hated man in the NBA:
"From what they did, keeping their guys on the court, I knew a foul was going to come. It was a good, clean, hard foul, and after that things went down from there," Robinson said. "I've never seen a team up 20 keep their starters in. They wanted to embarrass us, and it was a slap in the face to us as a team and a franchise."
Yes, this is the same Nat Robinson that earlier this month attempted a dunk during the game by passing it to himself by bouncing the ball off the court, a la his 347 unsuccessful attempts in last year's Slam Dunk Championship.
What did Robinson have to say about the attempt, where he was correctly called for travelling?
When asked what he was thinking, he replied, "I was trying to dunk it. What did it look like? It was a dunk," to New York reporters. He added he wouldn't try it again — unless maybe his team was up 20 points.
Emphasis mine, obvs. What a punk ass little bitch.

I like Starberry's
reaction.. dude is so over it.
he just stood there with a " I could care less " look on his face , towel on head
Why oh why must "the most hated man in the NBA" be from UW? As a proud Husky alum, I'm pained by his antics. Haven't we enough heartache after each consecutive football season for the last few years?
Back to subject at hand: I'm told 5'9" or 5'10" is the national average for men (okay). But for an NBA player (compared with Shaq at what, 7'2"?), looks to me as though he has a bit of a "short man's complex."
Perhaps better to pity this small man both in stature and attitude (don't confused low self-esteem for egotism) than to hate.