Latrell Sprewell
Latrell Sprewell
Latrell Fontaine Sprewellis an American former professional basketball player; he played for the Golden State Warriors, the New York Knicks, and the Minnesota Timberwolves. During his time as a professional, Sprewell was named to the yearly NBA All-Star game four times; he also helped the Knicks reach the NBA Finals and the Timberwolves the Western Conference finals. Despite his accomplishments, his career was overshadowed by a 1997 incident in which he choked coach P. J. Carlesimo during a practice, which...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth8 September 1970
CityMilwaukee, WI
CountryUnited States of America
I think it'll be an emotional day. It'll be exciting for me, mostly it'll be exciting for them. I'm not going to get to come here a lot, so, it'll be a special day, hopefully.
I know just one thing is those guys, KG and everyone, they're hungry. They want it bad. Sam's the only one that's had that, has the ring. Other than him, everybody else over there, we want it bad.
And for the first time in a long time, I'm playing along somebody that has that same energy and fire and plays pretty much the same way I do. So, that was just nice to say.
I'm still going to have to go out and score, but defensively hopefully I can make them a little bit better.
Sam is there, Sam has been playing well, he has been doing great in camp.
You guys know the way I play. And what's so ironic is, KG is the same way. I'm looking at him in practice and going, 'Wow, I'm always that guy,' you know?
Sometimes change is good. Although I didn't want to leave.
I just want to do the same things there that I was able to do here - be a team player and go out and help the team in any way I can.
Why would I want to help them (the T -Wolves) win a title? They're not doing anything for me. I'm at risk. I have a lot of risk here. I got my family to feed.
I love New York. A part of me will always be here. What can I say.
It always feels good to come back here. I love New York... it's just nice to see a lot of familiar faces.
So much tension around here in New York. They want to fine you for every little thing you do.
On October 31, 2004, the Minnesota Timberwolves offered Sprewell a 3-year, $21 million contract extension, substantially less than what his then-current contract paid him. Claiming to feel insulted by the offer, he publicly expressed outrage, declaring, “I have a family to feed If Glen Taylor wants to see my family fed, he better cough up some money. Otherwise, you're going to see these kids in one of those Sally Struthers commercials soon.
When I was put in a situation where I'm going there, you have to look at the team and the possibility that hey, we can probably do some good things over there.