Glen Davis says he doesn't remember Nate Robinson jumping on his back during Game 4.
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BOSTON – The call had come at 3 a.m. in late October, and Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers had to hear his general manager Danny Ainge tell him again. What happened to Big Baby? … What? Opening night awaited hours away, and this news needed repeating for a groggy coach with a championship roster.
Out of a sweet slumber, into a pure nightmare, Rivers was told about one more idiotic act from an immature kid.
Only him, Rivers had to think. Only this clown show.
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Davis had a new $6.3 million contract, a shiny new cast for his broken hand and a fib for Rivers when the coach reached him hours later on the phone. He gave Davis a chance to tell the truth, and Big Baby’s instincts were still wrong, because he started down a dark road of deceit.
“He tried to another route with me at first,” Rivers said late Thursday outside the Celtics’ locker room. And that didn’t go too well for Davis because Rivers knew the truth. Davis’ lie only enraged Rivers. Bad idea, Doc told him. Bad, bad idea.
And soon, Big Baby was blubbering on the phone, crying and crying. And perhaps that was because it didn’t sound so much like an angry coach, but a disappointed dad.
“You’ve only got one name,” Rivers told him. “You’ve only got one reputation.” Soon, the guilt just washed over, and Big Baby Davis cried and cried. It wouldn’t be until 27 games later – until Christmas Day – that Davis made his season debut for the Celtics. His immature act had to be tolerated because the Celtics needed him, and on Thursday night there was Davis standing in the center of the Garden, the spittle dripping from his chin
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