The Indiana Pacers fell to the Los Angles Lakers 99-93 Friday, much to the delight of Lakers fans at Bankers Life Fieldhouse and to the chagrin of starting point guard George Hill.
Los Angeles rode the crowd to victory, with Dwight Howard slamming a huge, game-clinching dunk in the waning seconds. In the process, the Pacers became the only current 40-win team with a home loss against the Lakers this season.
This home game in name only was obviously upsetting to the home team, and Hill spoke following the game. He had no problem calling out the fans for their horrible showing against L.A.
Hill went on a tirade, sparking an interesting debate over what should be expected from the fans of a top-tier basketball team (via The Indianapolis Star):
It sucks. It was 70 (Lakers fans) – 30 (Pacers fans) out there. These are the same people that wants autographs after the game. We’re out there in the community. We’re doing our job, doing what we’re supposed to do on and off the court. Something has to change. I tip my hat to this team. We’ve been trouble free. Been out in the community shaking hands, we&rsqu ...
Read Full Article at Bleacher Report - NBA
Article written by Jesse Dorsey
Indiana Pacers’ George Hill Calls Out Fans After Loss to Los Angeles Lakers
March 16th, 2013 by Jesse Dorsey Leave a reply »
Advertisement