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Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim talks about the 'very painful experience' of missing games

(Associated Press)

Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim called sitting out the first three games of his nine-game suspension "a very painful experience," during his weekly radio appearance on ESPN Radio Syracuse.

During an appearance on On the Block with Syracuse.com/ESPN Radio's Brent Axe, Boeheim called coaching SU "his life," and indicated he watches the games in private.

"I'm not a fan, I'm a coach," Boeheim said, when asked whether he'd consider watching the games in public. "I wouldn't want to sit and watch with anyone else. It's a very painful experience, and I don't feel like sharing my painful experiences with anybody.