Former NBA coach George Karl has been scrutinized lately for comments he made in his upcoming book "Furious George" and he seems perplexed by it.
“The backlash was interesting," Karl said Thursday on "Mike & Mike."
When asked whether he was surprised by the reactions, he said, "yeah."
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In the soon-to-be-released book, he had strong words for former Nuggets players Carmelo Anthony, Kenyon Martin and J.R. Smith. Martin went on a Twitter rant after the release of excerpts from the book and was most upset with Karl bringing up the fact he and Anthony didn't grow up with fathers (Anthony's dad died of cancer when he was 2).