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On Friday night the Celtics lost to a plucky 76ers team. Bill Kennedy was officiating that night, and when he ejected Rasheed Wallace, it spawned conspiracy theories, a response to the conspiracy theory, a response to the response, and finally, some hand wringing from the folks at Celtics Blog:
We all know that Sheed is going to be Sheed and we knew what we were getting into when we signed him. Still, I think there’s a growing sentiment in the locker room that he needs to be coached up a bit and reminded that it would be best for the team if he eased up a bit on the techs and shot a little more often from the painted area.
What follows at Celtics Blog are some thoughts from Celtics players on the matter. But why not go straight to the source? ’Sheed spoke to WEEI after the game:
"If they’re standing right near our huddle trying to stick their ear or nose in there, then yeah, they’re going to hear some stuff. That’s exactly what it was. When have you ever seen somebody – a ref – standing over there that close to our bench during a timeout. You already know what it is. I ain’t tripping."
“I’ll still play my game. I’ll still be me. I ain’t changing my game for nobody. I ain’t changing nothing for nobody.”
One day, that should go on Rasheed’s grave:
“you already know what it is. I ain’t tripping.”
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