Well, I’m out of Game 6 tonight in Philly and there’s nothing I can do now but respect the NBA’s decision. I didn’t intend to hurt anyone, but there is a lot more pushing, grabbing and holding and elbowing that goes on down there in the paint than people realize.
It’s going to kill me tonight to not be able to be out there with my teammates for a big game like this. But I have complete faith in them that they can come out and get the job done without me.
When I missed those two games back in December (the first two I had ever missed in my NBA career, I might add), we won in Utah and in Golden State. Our other bigs, like Marcin and Tony, will step up tonight. They can get the job done for us in the middle. They will protect the paint, grab some rebounds and score when they get their chances.
As for me, since I’m not allowed to be at the game, I’ll be watching the game at the hotel. I have a lot of family and friends in town, so we’re going to have a little viewing party. I’m going to hate not being there with my guys, but I will be rooting hard for the team.
I’ll learn from this incident and be a better player because of it. I know that the Philly big men are trying to get into my head and make me do something stupid. I just have to keep my cool and play through it. I’ll learn from this.
Go Magic!!!
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