The Miami Heat find themselves in another kind of scandal when Heat coach Erik Spoelstra remarked the some Heat players were crying in the locker room.
This, of course, touched off a chain reaction of snide remarks from people within the league.
Here are some excerpts from Michael Wallace's ESPN article (after the jump).
Spoelstra said Monday that he didn't regret revealing during his postgame news conference on Sunday that "there are a couple guys crying in the locker room right now" because of the disappointment from faltering yet again at the finish and extending the Heat's losing streak to four games.After beating the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night, Amar'e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony reportedly were among New York Knicksplayers who mocked the Heat after learning of Spoelstra's comments.
"I do chuckle a little bit when they complain about the scrutiny they get," Van Gundy, a former Heat coach, told reporters in Orlando. "My suggestion would be if you don't want the scrutiny, you don't hold a championship celebration before you've even practiced together. It's hard to go out yourself and invite that kind of crowd and celebration and attention, and then when things aren't going well, sort of bemoan the fact that you're getting that attention.
"Everybody responds differently," Lakers guard Kobe Bryant told the "Max and Marcellus" radio show on 710 ESPN in Los Angeles. "If guys are crying in the locker room, guys are crying in the locker room. That doesn't mean they're chumps. That doesn't mean they're soft. It doesn't mean anything."
And yes, Kobe Bryant came off as a class act while Amar'e and Carmelo came off as a$H0le
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