Well since his anti-Kobe banter, it seems Jax is letting us all know there will be “peace” between him and Kobe in tonight’s pre-season game:
CCTimes: Warriors swingman Stephen Jackson promises there won’t be any drama between him and Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant when the two match up tonight in Ontario.
“I guarantee you I won’t feed into the nonsense,” Jackson said after Monday’s practice. “Because I know if it comes down to it, if we had a real fight, I know what would happen. So I’m just going to leave it alone and go out there and play basketball.”
Jackson’s heart and thoughts will be focused on Bryant tonight. The two were locked in a competitive joust in the first quarter Oct. 9, but Jackson was upset because he said he felt Bryant was playing dirty and the replacement referees were allowing it. Plus Bryant reportedly called
Jackson “young fella,” though Jackson is four months older.Jackson picked up five fouls and a technical before checking out at the 2:50 mark. His frustration followed him to the bench, where he lashed out at the Warriors staff for not supporting him. The primary target of Jackson’s wrath was Nelson, who left Jackson in the game despite the foul trouble. Jackson also said Nelson didn’t back him with the officials.
Nelson sent Jackson to the locker room to cool off. Jackson never returned to the game and was suspended the next day by the Warriors for “conduct detrimental to team.”
Over the next few days after returning from suspension, Jackson expressed his beef with Nelson, his teammates and, of course, Bryant.
Jackson said he’s not a fan of Bryant — who also has been publicly criticized by NBA guards Ray Allen and Raja Bell. Jackson said he feels he’s as good as Bryant, and that Bryant gets preferential treatment.
“I love competing and guarding the best guy. I just don’t like getting treated (as) less,” Jackson said. “If I play against a guy and we play the same, a physical game, and we get treated the same and he outplays me, I’ll give him his props. But if the game is one-sided and I’m not treated fair, obviously I’m going to be upset.”
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