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Maccabi Coach Apologizes for On-Court Tantrum at MSG

 
10.27.2009 - Updated on 10.27.2009
The president of Maccabi Tel Aviv has apologized to the NBA and the Knicks for its coach’s behavior during an exhibition game at Madison Square Garden.

Pini Gershon, the coach, also said he was sorry in letters that were sent Monday to league commissioner David Stern and Knicks president Donnie Walsh, and seen by The Associated Press.

"Having had time to reflect on my actions while our team was in New York, I would like to apologize to the New York Knicks franchise, the NBA and basketball fans not only at Madison Square Garden but throughout the country," Gershon wrote.

"Our trip to the U.S. was for a wonderful cause — the children of Migdal Ohr — and hopefully a few minutes of bad behavior on my behalf won’t detract from all the good that was accomplished by our spirited competition with the Knicks and the Clippers."

The game in New York benefited Migdal Ohr, the world’s largest orphanage. Maccabi Tel Aviv visited the Clippers two nights later.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4597409



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