The media is necessary, but can also be a hindrance. Basically, you get out of it what yo put into it. It you give the media too much, then they can do what they would like with what you’re saying.
But then there’s Mark Jackson, who was asked about Andrew Bogut’s injury, and offered a strange possibility to how he sustained it:
Jackson said before the game he did not know how Bogut got hurt before offering these comments:
“As far as I know, it was not on the court,” Jackson said. “It wasn’t in practice. It wasn’t in a game. I’m not really sure. It may have been sleeping, and I say that in all seriousness, but it’s important for us to make sure we continue to treat him, it’s legitimate, and then let’s be smart with it. We’re looking ahead at a whole week of rest and recovery, and we need him.”
Andrew Bogut caught wind of this and obviously didn’t take too kindly to it:
“I just wanted to address that the sleeping comment is absolutely ridiculous. I don’t know where it came from. I don’t know if I should read between the lines with it. The frustrating thing is: I don’t know when I hurt it against Utah (on Jan. 31). I just know after that game, it was a little sore. It hasn’t gotten better.”
“I don’t know where (the sleeping comment) came from or if he heard that from the trainer or from somebody, but it’s definitely not the case,” Bogut said. “It’s not like I just woke up after sleeping on my shoulder wrong. I have a bone bruise and swelling in my shoulder. That coming from sleeping is very highly unlikely, I believe.”
Naturally, Jackson claimed that the media twisted his words, but that seems pretty black and white.
H/T: Mercury News
