LAKERS NOTEBOOK: ODOM'S NOT AMUSED BY PAYTON'S ACTIONS.Byline: Ross Siler Staff Writer WASHINGTON - Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (pronounced "shak-KEEL") (born March 6, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey), frequently referred to simply as Shaq, is an American professional basketball player, generally regarded as one of the most dominant in the National Basketball Association (NBA). and Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant (born July 23 1978) is an American All-Star shooting guard in the National Basketball Association (NBA) who plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. may get their wish, after all, to stop being asked about one another. Just direct all questions in Lamar Odom Lamar Joseph Odom (born November 6 1979, in South Jamaica, Queens, New York) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays power forward (also plays both forward spots and is a "point-forward") for the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers. and Gary Payton's direction the next time the Lakers and Miami Heat The Miami Heat (known as the HEAT [in all capital letters] on official team publications) are a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). play on Jan. 16. Odom still wouldn't reveal what Payton said to set him off Sunday, to the point that the Lakers forward had to be restrained by his former Heat teammates and coaches from going after the veteran guard as the teams exited the court. But Odom fired back in full before Monday's game against the Wizards, doing everything from citing a line from ``Goodfellas'' to calling Payton a two-faced person. ``That's what he needed to do to compete,'' Odom said. ``He did a good job at it. I guess you could say he won. He won the game. He got his point across. I think the next time, I'm not going to say nothing to Gary Payton
Odom added that Payton shouldn't pretend to be friends when they run into each other away from the game every so often. ``I come from a place where you've got to pick one, how you want to act,'' Odom said. Odom and Payton jawed jawed adj. Having a jaw or jaws, especially of a specified kind. Often used in combination: slack-jawed; the jawed fishes. Adj. 1. for much of Sunday's game and had to be separated at center court after the final horn. After the game, Odom repeatedly described Payton as ``extremely disrespectful'' and suggested he watch ``how he talks to other men.'' ``Next time, I'm not going to say nothing to Gary Payton,'' Odom said. ``I'm just going to let him be disrespectful dis·re·spect·ful adj. Having or exhibiting a lack of respect; rude and discourteous. dis  re·spect .''
Odom said Payton, a notorious trash-talker, previously had words for him when Odom played with the Clippers. And Odom borrowed from Joe Pesci in the gangster movie ``Goodfellas'' in describing Payton. ``He's a funny, funny guy,'' Odom said. ``Remember the scene where (Tommy DeVito) said, `Funny guy? Do I amuse you?' He doesn't amuse me.'' |
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