The New York Knicks' season hit rock bottom on Wednesday night, as the team suffered another blowout loss at home, this time against the Memphis Grizzlies. That's not a knock against the Grizz, who improved to 24-24 with their 127-106 victory, but what transpired in the final minute of the game as well as afterward, was nothing short of embarrassing.
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As seen in the footage embedded above, Knicks point guard Elfrid Payton ripped a page out of the NBA Jam playbook late in the 4th when he shoved Jae Crowder while he was in the air attempting a three-pointer. Several members of the Knicks were pissed at Crowder for breaking one of the "unwritten rules" by jacking up a three with the game well in hand, and rightfully so. It was a bullshit move. But Payton's actions were inexcusable.
After the game, Knicks forward Marcus Morris bashed Crowder for playing with "a lot of female tendencies" and being "very woman-like" while he was answering a question from a female reporter.
“I think dude is just, he plays the game a different way. A lot of female tendencies on the court,” Morris said. “Flopping, throwing his head back the entire game. It’s a man’s game and you just get tired of it at the end of the day.
“When you step back and shoot a 3 and try to rub it in that they’re winning, it’s just unprofessional,” Morris added. “That’s soft. His game is soft. He’s soft. That’s how he carries [himself]. It’s just very woman-like.”
Morris later took to twitter to offer the following apology: "I apologize for using the term “female tendencies” I have the upmost respect for women and everything they mean to us. It was a Heat of the moment response and I never intended for any Women to feel as though in anyway I’m disrespecting them. Again I apologize with my comments."
Crowder, meanwhile, had a good laugh about the way the Knicks conducted themselves at MSG on Wednesday night, tweeting, "THIS IS WHAT 5-17 LOOKS LIKE!!"
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