Shane Battier didn’t get to play even one minute in Game 7 against the Pacers. Obviously he wasn’t happy about it (BUT hey, he did get to wipe sweat off LeBron’s arm. Lol). Shane spoke with reporters yesterday riding the pine. Check out what he compared it to…Ummm, YUCK.
Via Dan Devine at Yahoo Sports:
…The 12-year veteran hated being on the bench in a way that was hard to put into words.
Well, “hard to put into words” without being disgusting, at least. From USA TODAY Sports’ Jeff Zillgitt, who caught up with Battier at Wednesday’s pre-Finals media day and practice:
“[…] Obviously as a competitor, it was tough. I’m not going to lie. It was maybe the toughest thing I’ve gone through as a competitor. Super happy for my team and my teammates.
“In retrospect, it’s OK today. Every now and then you’ve got to eat a turd sandwich. You eat a turd sandwich and that ribeye tastes really good next time. That’s life. That’s the way I look at it.”
