As objectively hilarious as the above interaction is, I got to say that I kind of feel bad for Salah Mejri. There aren't many places in which a surly 7'2 backup from the relatively unknown African republic of Tunisia who averages nearly as many personal fouls as points in his 10-11 minutes per game feels welcome, but his own damn bench should definitely be one of them. I do understand Rick Carlisle's frustrations with a guy who wasted his nine minutes of garbage time whining his way into a needless ejection in a blowout victory. However, I can't help but feel like he went a little too hard on him by reminding him of his statistical importance - or lack thereof - before sending him for a shower that was more customary than necessary. I mean, for Christ's sake, even a member of the team that was getting their ass kick waved him a more earnest goodbye! Like, imagine if an episode of Cheers began with a regular happily bursting through the doors of his favorite neighborhood watering hole in Boston...only to catch a wayward beer bottle right upside the head. That's how I look at Salah Mejri receiving an antihero's welcome to what is normally the comporting confines of his second home. If my need to double check the spelling is any indication, the bench might literally be the only place where everrrybody knows his name, and his head coach literally played the role of irritable bouncer upon his arrival. Not exactly the type of nightcap that any of us are looking for, if you ask me. Even if it was only the result of him needing a big body to contently keep that extra seat warm, apology well deserved...
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