By K.C. Johnson Chicago Tribune reporter
The Bulls fined guard Ben Gordon on Thursday for missing the team deadline for a flight, and the typically stoic guard expressed his displeasure during an animated conversation with coach Vinny Del Negro.The incident took place after Del Negro addressed reporters and had answered a direct question about whether players respect the rookie coach by saying this: "They should. They better. But you ask the players that." Del Negro declined a request through a team spokesman to address the issue further. Reached outside the Berto Center, Gordon said the incident was no longer an issue and he had no problems with Del Negro. Gordon did not curse his coach directly but used profanity to emphasize his frustration, believing he had been falsely accused of the transgression.
It takes a lot to get Ben Gordon mad, just ask the woman he hit on campus years ago. She was really pushing her luck. Anyway, I love Ben - he won a National Championship and used to own Madison Square Garden. He is one of the five best UConn players ever, no doubt about it. I'll tell you what, Ben is right, Vinny can go F*%& himself. Ben is such a professional that he took the high road after this fiasco-this kinda stuff happens all the time, the media just happened to see this one, so let's not make Ben out to be a bad guy.
I do love that Ben believed he was "falsely accused of the transgression." When a plane is supposed to leave at 4pm and you show up at 430pm, there is really no question about fault. You are late, and you should be fined for being an idiot. When I regularly show up late for class it effects my grade, and it should effect you paycheck too, T.O.
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