Rick Carlisle loves defense, but he had no trouble going on the offensive when it came to an exchange between president and general manager Donnie Nelson and shooting guard Wesley Matthews after Friday's loss to New York.
Carlisle, bringing the subject up before taking questions after Sunday's practice, said the conversation, which started in public view, ended up including Carlisle behind closed doors.
"I want to talk about a report that came out about a 'heated conversation' between Wes Matthews and my president and general manager, Donnie Nelson," Carlisle said. "Wes approached Donnie and talked to him about anything that he could possibly do to help our team win more games.