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14.08.2018 04:58

Australia assistant coach and former NBA star Luc Longley has accused Philippines coach Chot Reyes of inciting the violence that marred a World Cup qualifying match between the teams on Monday.

The former Chicago Bulls player described the bench-clearing brawl which saw 13 players Zack Martin Jersey Elite , including four Australians, ejected from the match as the worst thing he had seen on a basketball court.

Longley, who has been praised for his efforts to protect Australian player Chris Goulding from a large group of Philippines players, said Reyes had called on his players during a time out to �hit somebody, put somebody on their ��

Reyes has defended the comments, which were picked up by television microphones, as a routine instruction to his players to foul on fast breaks.

Speaking to media on Wednesday, Longley rejected Reyes� comments and criticized the Philippines players for posing for a group selfie after the brawl had abated. Basketball Australia has sought to limit further comment on the brawl which is being investigated by world governing body FIBA.

But Longley was eager to speak, condemning what he called the �gangster� behavior of some Philippines players.

�I do believe their coach Chot Reyes incited them to come out and thug us,� Longley said. �There�s video evidence of that.

�Then he substituted a thug out there who took three or four cheap swings at (Goulding). This is out of the party line but I�m most disturbed with their head coach. I think he was embarrassed by the way his team was playing. I think he was embarrassed by the shape they were in. I think he was embarrassed by how they fought.

�He wouldn�t look me in the eye at the end of the game when I shook his hand. I think he was embarrassed and that�s where a lot of it came from. I�m upset with him more than anybody. To let his team take gangster selfies on the baseline after something like that, that shows a total lack of control and respect.�

Longley said he felt he had no choice but to come off the bench to defend Goulding when he saw the Australian pinned under a pile of Philippines players.

�Those are the sorts of images you hope you never see, one guy lying on the ground covering up his head and being kicked and beaten by the other team, players and officials and guys from the crowd,� he said. �It was horrifying. I wasn�t supposed to come off the bench. It was really disturbing.

�I went onto the court to protect our guys Blake Martinez Jersey , with the idea of not hurting anyone, just putting my big body in the way.�

Basketball Australia was expected to make Goulding available to speak to reporters Wednesday but withdrew him, saying he would speak �at a better time.�

Australian veteran Daniel Kickert who was seen to elbow a Philippines player in response to a foul on Goulding before the brawl erupted, described the violence as �regrettable.�

�I was put in a position where I made an action that was unfortunate,� he said. �I think I overstepped a little bit in my response to the escalation in the game.

�I�m going to let FIBA do everything they need to do and come to the answers they see fit.�

Australia coach Andrej Lemanis said he feared the brawl would make it more difficult to call on Australian NBA players for international duty.

NBA teams are often reluctant to release players as it is for the two FIBA windows, in June-July and September, that fall in the league�s off-season.

Two current NBA players, Milwaukee Bucks pair Thon Maker and Matthew Dellavadova, were on Australia�s roster for the match. Maker is facing a possible FIBA suspension after he attempted numerous fly-kicks on Filipino opponents.

�Obviously that�s one of the concerns � what it means generally in terms of players willingness to participate and put their hand up,� Lemanis said.

�We�ll see. Hopefully there�s good learnings out of this for everybody in terms of the safety and security required around the game.�

The buildup for this series truly began in February, with some pointed comments from Golden State�s Draymond Green.

Or in October, when Houston won at Golden State on ring night.

Or in June, when the Rockets landed Chris Paul.

Whenever it started, however it started Josh Jackson Packers Jersey , it�s clear that this is the series that the NBA-watching world wanted. Western Conference finals, Golden State versus Houston, Game 1 on Monday on the Rockets� home floor. Series winner to the NBA Finals, series loser will undoubtedly feel like they let a championship ring slip away.

�They got us. We got them,� Green said. �Got to go out there and play. We�ll see who better.�

After more than 10 months of playing, posturing and some pontificating, it really is that simple.

This Rockets team was assembled � the key being the trade for Paul last summer � with hopes of unseating the reigning champion Warriors from their perch atop the NBA. So far, so good. Houston set a franchise record with 65 wins in the regular season, went 2-1 against the Warriors in games that were hyped at the time though seem meaningless now, and has the likely MVP in James Harden.

But how this Houston season will be remembered hinges largely on the outcome of this series.

�Everybody at the beginning of the year thinks they�ve got a chance to be here,� Houston�s P.J. Tucker said. �Everybody talks about winning. Everybody talks about fighting for a championship. � We really believed it. We�re really fighting to get there. This is not a game. Everybody takes their job serious.�

He�s right on all counts, particularly on the talking.

And the talking will most definitely continue over the next few days. With five full off days between the Warriors� and Rockets� respective second-round clinchers on Tuesday and Game 1 of their series, a lot of people will be saying a lot of somethings.

�I think it�s going to be a great series,� said New Orleans coach Alvin Gentry Derick Brassard Penguins Jersey , whose Pelicans fell in five games to the Warriors in the West semifinals. �I think it will be very entertaining. I think the people will have a great time watching that series, because you have great players out there. � I�m looking forward to it.�

He�s hardly alone.

For as great as LeBron James has been, again, the West matchup is going to overshadow the East finals between Cleveland and either Boston or Philadelphia. That�s no disrespect to the East; that�s just reality given the seasons that the Warriors and Rockets have had, and the collision course that seemed so inevitable for either to avoid.

�The whole world�s been waiting for this matchup,� Hall of Famer Shaquille O�Neal said in his role as an analyst Tuesday night on TNT.

The three Warriors-Rockets games were about as anticipated as any in the regular season: Golden State lost two of the three, and the final combined score of those matchups was Warriors 353, Rockets 352.

�That was so long ago,� Warriors forward Kevin Durant said. �I think both teams are different and playing better. So you know, I try not to look at those games but we kind of know, they know what we do and they know what we do.�

It�s the second time in four years that Houston and Golden State have met in the West finals; the Warriors ousted the Rockets in five games in 2015 on their way to the NBA title. Golden State was the No. 1 seed that year, Houston was No. 2. The seeds are flipped this time, after Houston finished the regular season with the league�s best record.

This is the first time since 2014 � a span of 15 series � where Golden State will have to play Game 1 on the road.

�Every series you play, it gets harder and harder and harder Joe Namath Jersey Youth ,� said Warriors guard Stephen Curry, who is seeking a fourth straight trip to the NBA Finals and third ring in four years. �So following that trend for sure.�

The verbal jousts between the Warriors and Rockets go back to the preseason, with Green questioning Houston�s commitment to defense. And after Houston beat Golden State 122-121 on opening night of the season, that prompted Rockets coach Mike D�Antoni to turn that phrase back around on Green.

It picked up in January, when the teams split a pair of games. And in February, Green told Sports Illustrated that he knew the Rockets were focused on knocking the Warriors off.

�Noted. Great. We�ll see y�all soon,� Green said then.

Soon, now, has a definitive date. Soon is Monday.

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