NBA: Carlisle on ball-criticism on ESPN:”A shame”

The head coach of Dallas Mavericks, Rick Carlisle, who is also chairman of the Coaches Association, has sharply criticised ESPN’s reporting. The reason for this is the testimony of LaVar Ball, who attacked Lakers coach Luke Walton.

“It’s a shame,”said Dallas Mavericks coach about ESPN’s coverage of the match against New York Knicks. By this he meant LaVar Ball’s critical comments in an interview with ESPN about Lakers coach Luke Walton. Ball had said that Walton had lost control and that the players would no longer play for him…

“To print an article in which a player’s father expresses his opinion is a breach of trust. We had a good relationship with ESPN, but now the coaches are angry. Luke Walton doesn’t deserve this.” Carlisle says that Walton is doing Walton in LA. a good job. The former assistant coach of the Golden State Warriors would not have deserved such treatment.

“They should look closely at their sources and evaluate what is serious and what is not. Walton also commented, saying that some coaches had already assured him of their support.

“Everyone told me to focus on coaching and ignore the opinions of parents and other people outside the organisation,”said Walton,”Our team plays very hard and gives everything they’ve got” The Lakers had lost a lot of games before the game against Atlanta and are currently in last place at the Western Conference.