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AEK Athens head coach Jure Zdovc almost brought new meaning to reaching his players.
AEK guard Taurean Green enraged the coach so much last Thursday during the game against Olympiakos that Zdovc came close to connecting his hand to Green’s face when Green went to the bench.
Green, who briefly played with the Nuggets, was taken to the locker room by assistant coaches after the incident. Olympiakos would win the game 80-67.
Zdovc responded to the incident on the team’s website:
During my 30 years in basketball and the titles I have won, I have been taught that what happens at the bench of the team, stays at the bench of the team.