The Golden State Warriors one?. He was very good addition to the NYK team, always liked him, and NYK had many great players back then Ewing/Starks/Houston/Spree. It still makes me laugh when Van Gaundy told that stuff about Mike in the interview and MJ destroyed Knicks afterwards,and telling VG off after the game. Hilarious
Your perception was correct. Dont let this sunny bullshit video distort your reality. Spree was/IS a bad guy. His rap sheet didn't end with PJ. Talk about a massive waste of talent. Look up the mess this dude made of his life....
Well written. Sprewell's was exploited and was too immature to capitalise, all that time nobody noticed his loose marbles (that is why I claim exploitation). He needed counselling and anger management training. Your documentary put a real spin on his situation, didn't know he punched Carlissimo too! Spree was leading the NBA in scoring right before that happened, he made the league a lot of money (he was Steph before Steph in Golden State,) his story is tragic, for him!
He just needed for PJ not to cuss him out on the regular and treat him like a person..... Brian Shaw said that PJ referred to everyone as a MFer.... Some ppl demand respect no matter who it is.....
Yow Sprewell was a Beast wht he did to the coach was wrong but he admitted he was wrong and he dealt with it, but as a player he was Awesome and if he never got into tht incident with coach he wudve been the next Face of the NBA. He played his Heart out on Both Teams .... GSW & The NEW YORK KNICKS.
Not enough of a penalty he should have been charged criminally. Coaches job to enforce rules spree didn't follow league and team rules and got mad because his boss at the time tried to enforce them. Also he attacked pj twice the second time happening 30 minutes after the first incident
There are millions of folks that come from divorced families, and poverty. We don't grow up assaulting others. It seems Sprewell didn't get along with teammates or coaches.
I loved him when he came to New York and we made that run in '99, but what he did in GS was wrong as hell. Basketball today is garbage because players have no one to tell them to do it differently.
I do not think of the incident as much as the way that he played on the court. He was smooth and fun to watch. I am thankful for the Players Union they did what they were supposed to do to keep the powers that be from having knee-jerk reactions to what the players do. Stern was not the best comissioners when it came to handling issues of race which was staring him right in the face with so many Black players in the league and no owners at the time and very few Black coaches. The auduence is usually 80% white and only know what they read in the news about Black people. It is 2022 and not much has changed. Draymond Green (GSW) punched his teamate in practice but in the age of social media it was caught on phone camera. No one even knows about the Warriors and Latrell and the two fights in practice with bigger guys. Green had the size on the second year player Jordan Poole. It seemed like a big bully picking on the new kid. After Spree sighned with the Knick he was allowed to reboot his image and people saw that he had a lot more to him than BB or his temper. His temper kept him alive on the streets as it does with many Black men but it will eventually eat you up. White organization pay you to entertain them they want you to shut off all that you are like magic. Again, it is the same as it ever was... Good song. Talking heads. I knew that this dilema existed in the NBA at a young age and vowed never to play more than 5 years no matter how much they offered me, so as not to allow white people think that that is all I could do - entertain them and not stand up for the system of racism in this country. I had a Kaepernick attitude years before he was even born. Lol!
ESPN corny as hell for starting his story off with that chocking incident instead of starting it from the beginning like they usually do. Strong willed black men like sprewell aren't likes by the media and society. Sprewell is a much more smarter and intelligent person than this video and the media tried to paint him. He's a very chill person but pj tried to pull that dictatorship on him... Spree had the talent to be mentioned as one of the top ten players of that era but somehow none of his coaches had the vision nor intelligence to see that
As a teenager, I watched this go down and I knew that it was a one sided inaccurate presentation. Years later, we find out how much of a dick Carlissimo was. If the races were reversed, the coach would have been the bully, and the player defended himself.
the 99 and 00 knicks and 04 wolves went far not facing legends like jerry west larry bird magic johnson michael jordan kareem abdul-jabbar oscar robertson bill russell and wilt chamberlain
one of my fav players of all time. Got his jersey in 94 and still have it !
I wore out #15. Mom threw it out. I still got NY#8. My favorite of those times.
I always liked him
The Golden State Warriors one?.
He was very good addition to the NYK team, always liked him, and NYK had many great players back then Ewing/Starks/Houston/Spree.
It still makes me laugh when Van Gaundy told that stuff about Mike in the interview and MJ destroyed Knicks afterwards,and telling VG off after the game.
Hilarious
Starks and Spree swapped. Starks to G.S. Spree to N.Y. Those 90's Knicks were hella dope tho.@@sebastianliwinski222
I thought, for 25 years, that Latrell was a bad person; in watching this program, I learned a lot. Peace Out Latrell.
Your perception was correct. Dont let this sunny bullshit video distort your reality. Spree was/IS a bad guy. His rap sheet didn't end with PJ. Talk about a massive waste of talent. Look up the mess this dude made of his life....
One of my top 5 favorite players all time. Man was a beast and put it all out there on the court.
I wish Spree will be in and episode of 'All the Smoke' soon. He was unfortunate he didnt have a Phil Jackson through his life
That’s not even what happened. Carlissimo was constantly yelling at him and calling him a POS and all that. They railroaded him.
I didn't know you were there
Yeah..... that's why ALL of the players used to attack him...
Right?
Let's not pretend that Spree's rap sheet stops there. Dude was an ass.
You never let me down, Latrell. Granted, these players do need to be professionals, but these coaches do abuse their power from time to time.
Spree was playing very well for NYK/Minnesota
Played pick up game with him at Alabama! He throw me a pass and I scored!
Roll tide
In NBA live 95 he was the best shooter
Latrell Spreewell chokes his coach and gets suspended for a year. Draymond Green socks a teammate and gets a slap on the wrist..
lol crazy
coaches are different. punch a teacher and punch a classmate, you think you get the same punishment?
Not equivalent at all
Latrell Sprewell may have missed a few late 4th quarter shots in his career, but he only choked once, in my opinion.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Except for the times he choked his girlfriend
He wasn’t pulled away by his teammates, his teammates also hated PJ, he was pulled away by the other coaches, please get your facts straight.
Felton Spencer was looking like the Big Show back then.
Well written. Sprewell's was exploited and was too immature to capitalise, all that time nobody noticed his loose marbles (that is why I claim exploitation). He needed counselling and anger management training. Your documentary put a real spin on his situation, didn't know he punched Carlissimo too! Spree was leading the NBA in scoring right before that happened, he made the league a lot of money (he was Steph before Steph in Golden State,) his story is tragic, for him!
He just needed for PJ not to cuss him out on the regular and treat him like a person..... Brian Shaw said that PJ referred to everyone as a MFer.... Some ppl demand respect no matter who it is.....
EGGZACKLY! Brothas have enough to go through living in this patriarchal, racist, disrespectful and cowardice @donaldedmonds1495
His game was different than Currys
Imagine if there was a video on that incident during practice between Sprewell and PJ.
It's is a video it's coming out in July spree greatest Hits and chokes on hotboxing with Mike Tyson
@@willallen3664u serious??
Very few players drove the lane like him.
All remember is him saying I can't feed my family off of 21 mil
Yes ,it was sad for him to say that unfortunately.
I don't think he was a bad guy, probably needed someone to talk to..
I always liked him..!
Yow Sprewell was a Beast wht he did to the coach was wrong but he admitted he was wrong and he dealt with it, but as a player he was Awesome and if he never got into tht incident with coach he wudve been the next Face of the NBA. He played his Heart out on Both Teams .... GSW & The NEW YORK KNICKS.
Not enough of a penalty he should have been charged criminally. Coaches job to enforce rules spree didn't follow league and team rules and got mad because his boss at the time tried to enforce them. Also he attacked pj twice the second time happening 30 minutes after the first incident
Back when ESPN was good!!
If it wasn't for the tire rim,
I wouldve never known who he was,
& i live 45 minutes away from the garden.🌆
There are millions of folks that come from divorced families, and poverty. We don't grow up assaulting others. It seems Sprewell didn't get along with teammates or coaches.
Golden State Spree was a Superstar
I loved him when he came to New York and we made that run in '99, but what he did in GS was wrong as hell. Basketball today is garbage because players have no one to tell them to do it differently.
I do not think of the incident as much as the way that he played on the court. He was smooth and fun to watch. I am thankful for the Players Union they did what they were supposed to do to keep the powers that be from having knee-jerk reactions to what the players do.
Stern was not the best comissioners when it came to handling issues of race which was staring him right in the face with so many Black players in the league and no owners at the time and very few Black coaches. The auduence is usually 80% white and only know what they read in the news about Black people.
It is 2022 and not much has changed. Draymond Green (GSW) punched his teamate in practice but in the age of social media it was caught on phone camera. No one even knows about the Warriors and Latrell and the two fights in practice with bigger guys. Green had the size on the second year player Jordan Poole. It seemed like a big bully picking on the new kid.
After Spree sighned with the Knick he was allowed to reboot his image and people saw that he had a lot more to him than BB or his temper. His temper kept him alive on the streets as it does with many Black men but it will eventually eat you up. White organization pay you to entertain them they want you to shut off all that you are like magic. Again, it is the same as it ever was... Good song. Talking heads.
I knew that this dilema existed in the NBA at a young age and vowed never to play more than 5 years no matter how much they offered me, so as not to allow white people think that that is all I could do - entertain them and not stand up for the system of racism in this country. I had a Kaepernick attitude years before he was even born. Lol!
Golden State got fleeced in that trade
I want to close pj to
PJ should never had been allowed to coach in the NBA, he was a college coach.
Stupid comment.
Hated when the knicks traded him
He should B in da hof
@@kingsleyjackson8287He'll never get in after his conduct.
I couldn't stand carliessimo either
That being said, nobody else did what spreewell did
He got what he deserved
ESPN corny as hell for starting his story off with that chocking incident instead of starting it from the beginning like they usually do. Strong willed black men like sprewell aren't likes by the media and society.
Sprewell is a much more smarter and intelligent person than this video and the media tried to paint him. He's a very chill person but pj tried to pull that dictatorship on him...
Spree had the talent to be mentioned as one of the top ten players of that era but somehow none of his coaches had the vision nor intelligence to see that
If I could be any other player I be sprewell…Iverson
Sprewell was Iverson with 5 more inches. Unbelievable motor great player.
As a teenager, I watched this go down and I knew that it was a one sided inaccurate presentation. Years later, we find out how much of a dick Carlissimo was. If the races were reversed, the coach would have been the bully, and the player defended himself.
Bobby Knight comes to mind.
What a prick
Wait Robin, you playing the race card here? Gtfoh
How is it not his fault???
Carliesimo deserved it!!
Oh yeah but when it come ta Vick yall love dogs
the 99 and 00 knicks and 04 wolves went far not facing legends like jerry west larry bird magic johnson michael jordan kareem abdul-jabbar oscar robertson bill russell and wilt chamberlain
ok knicks vs warriors superstar willis reed wasn't as elite as nate thurmond let alone the legendary wilt chamberlain
That white boy tried Spree got chocked and Spree paid the price. Good ole America
The black boy was emotionally retarded and shouldve been banned forever.
If many of you dudes didn't act like criminals , the law wouldn't be after many of you. Learn how to behave.
to be TOTALLY honest i did do and will SOMEWHAT like latrell sprewell