Phil Jackson's quote

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http://sportsline.com/nba/story/10473231

League addresses Jackson's 'poor taste' remarks after Lakers' loss


Nov. 14, 2007
CBSSports.com wire reports
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] NEW YORK -- The NBA has spoken with the Los Angeles Lakers about a comment coach Phil Jackson made following Tuesday night's game in San Antonio. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] The Spurs made 13 3-pointers in their 107-92 victory, and Jackson was asked if too much penetration was leading to open outside shooters. [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] "We call this a 'Brokeback Mountain' game, because there's so much penetration and kickouts," Jackson said. "It was one of those games." [/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica] "The remarks are in poor taste, and the Lakers have assured us such remarks will not occur in the future," league spokesman Brian McIntyre said. [/FONT]

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That phil dude always has something to say :D
 
that was actually funny.... i got 5 on phil's fine for that one...
 
So the Lakers are a story of unrequited love between two cowboys? I could have told you that.
 
I liked the apology, too.

"But in retrospect, it wasn't really funny," Jackson said before the Lakers played Houston on Wednesday night. "When you take it out of context, it wasn't funny. It was a poor attempt at humor and I deserved to be reprimanded by the NBA."
Still, Jackson couldn't resist making another joke as he apologized.
"If I've offended any horses, Texans, cowboys or gays, I apologize," Jackson said.
Jackson thanked beat writers and other journalists who covered Tuesday's game for dismissing the comment as an innocent joke. He said several of them laughed when he said it.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3110577

I heard the audio on the radio and would've sworn he said "horses" instead of "gays", but whatever....
 
OK, someone else heard the same thing:

http://theassociation.blogs.com/the_association/2007/11/jackson-glaad-t.html

My attempt to be humorous, which was using an alliteration last night, was greeted with some humor by the journalists and people around me covering the ballgame. I'm not Jay Leno or David Letterman, I'm not a comedian, I'm a basketball coach, and you know, trying to bring levity to the situation probably doesn't work when it's pulled out in retrospect. And I want to thank ESPN for doing that and making an issue out of this. And if I've offended any cowboys, any Texans, any horses, anybody else that would be offended by these comments, I want to apologize.

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