The back-and-forth between Los Angeles Lakers coach Byron Scott and a Los Angeles Clippers television broadcaster took another turn Monday when the broadcaster, former NBA player Don MacLean, took to the radio to respond to verbal barbs from Scott.
MacLean had previously questioned how Scott has managed Lakers rookie point guard D'Angelo Russell this season, saying during the third quarter of Friday’s Lakers-Clippers game that Scott should just give Russell "the keys [to the offense]" rather than playing the No. 2 overall draft pick conservatively.
Scott then fired back after practice Monday at the team’s practice facility, saying "Well, first of all to Don, that's why you not coaching.