Phil Jackson: No Brokeback Mountain For My Team
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Lakers coach Phil Jackson, following the Lakers loss to the San Antonio Spurs, was asked "if too much penetration was leading to open outside shooters."
Now, in my opinion, this is what would be considered a softball. Jackson took it as one, too, since he replied:
"We call this a 'Brokeback Mountain' game, because there's so much penetration and kickouts," Jackson said. "It was one of those games."
I don't think I have to explain what the movie was about, but let's just say that it involved two homosexual cowboys.
This brought on the ire of the NBA:
"The remarks are in poor taste, and the Lakers have assured us such remarks will not occur in the future," league spokesman Brian McIntyre said.
GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) also chimed in:
"Phil Jackson's been coaching long enough that he should be able to talk about the Lakers' performance without resorting to cheap gay jokes," the statement read.
I mean, what did they expect with a question like that? I think the reporter was asking for some type of joke to be made, just maybe not the one that Jackson made. If he had made a comment about, say "Debbie Does Dallas," is this as big of an issue?
