Phoenix Suns center Jermaine O’neal responded to reports that he and general manager Lance Blanks got into a heated verbal altercation on Monday.
Phoenix Suns confrontation: Jermaine O’Neal downplays incident with Lindsey Hunter
The veteran center vehemently denied any confrontation took place on Monday, despite leaked reports from inside the Phoenix Suns’ organization to the contrary.
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The original report from Yahoo! Sports NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski said that the shouting between the two got to the point where it could be heard by other players and at one point was “really bad.”
That didn’t sit well with O’Neal, who adamantly denied any such report. The veteran even went as far as to call out whomever decided it was a good idea to leak the information. Of course, he took to Twitter to clear things up:
People should be ashamed of there selves for reporting things to the public that are absolutely not true!smdh!
— Jermaine O'Neal (@jermaineoneal) January 23, 2013
Altercation? False! Argument about a coaching change or coaching hire? Even more false! That's is not my position or job to determine that!
— Jermaine O'Neal (@jermaineoneal) January 23, 2013
Lindsey hunter is now our coach and we will do anything and everything to support him and try to turn this season around!
— Jermaine O'Neal (@jermaineoneal) January 23, 2013
Coach gentry will be missed but its also apart of the business in sports! We all had hands in on the 13-28 start not just the coach!
— Jermaine O'Neal (@jermaineoneal) January 23, 2013
But coach hunter is our coach now and we fully support him!
— Jermaine O'Neal (@jermaineoneal) January 23, 2013
And for the person that's leaking the B.S to the media at least have the balls to acknowledge yourself or at least get the info right!Damn
— Jermaine O'Neal (@jermaineoneal) January 23, 2013
It’s been a nightmare campaign for the Suns, one that started this offseason when the team traded Steve Nash to the Lakers. While Los Angeles’ big experiment has obviously struggled, the Suns are even worse off. Phoenix is currently 13-28, boasting the worst record in the Western Conference.
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