Phoenix Suns not only lost a third straight game Friday night, 128-117, at New Orleans Pelicans, but drama spilled over after the game.
NEW ORLEANS — Zion Williamson capped New Orleans’ 128-117 win over Phoenix with an electrifying 360 dunk as time expired that sent the crowd of 16,381 at Smoothie King Center into a wild frenzy.“The game was over,” Suns guard Cameron Payne said. “There wasn't any shot clock. They can hold the ball."
Even Williamson admitted what he did was out of character, but sounds as if he got caught up in the moment on his 35-point night. "But you gotta understand it, maybe you won’t. They sent my teammates home last year," Williamson said."… But that was out of character for me. If they did the same thing, I wouldn’t have a problem with it.”
Zion: “That was a little out of character for me. But you gotta understand it, maybe you won’t. They sent my teammates home last year. … but that was out of character for me. If they did the same thing, I wouldn’t have a problem with it.”Pelicans coach Willie Green initially broke it up, but the dust up grew into a back-and-forth that even saw Green and Kevin Young, once on the same staff under Williams in Phoenix, exchange words.Jock Landale and Naji Marshall were yelling at each other.
"Game was pretty much over and they kept playing. Feel like that was a little unsportsmanship. We don't really like that. We do the right thing and I feel like they should've did the right thing and they didn't. We don't take it well." Cameron Payne on
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