From Deseret News archives:
Debris thrown at referees, Spurs
Things got so bad that ESPN couldn't interview Duncan
It all started with about four minutes remaining in the game following a time-out, when a coin and a soft mini basketball were hurled down on the floor in the direction of Spurs guard Bruce Bowen.
That was just the precursor.
At the end of the game, the amount of debris being thrown was so bad, when ESPN sideline reporter Michelle Tafoya tried interviewing Spurs forward Tim Duncan, coach Gregg Popovich grabbed all of his players and quickly ushered them into the locker room.
Tafoya said that has never happened with Popovich before in all the years dealing with him.
When asked what was thrown, Bowen said, "Carmex. I like Carmex, but I don't know if I want to use it. I don't know where it's been."
In all, after several eyewitness accounts from media members, EnergySolutions Arena security guards and ushers, here's a list of some of the items that were tossed: empty water bottles, coins, wrappers, Carmex, towels and soft mini basketballs.
Some of these items were thrown at Spurs players as they left the floor, while others were thrown at referees Steve Javie, Joe DeRosa and Ken Mauer.
Jazz fans directed a great deal of their frustration at the refs throughout the game, as chants of "ref you suck" could be heard throughout the arena at least a dozen times.
NOT AN ISSUE: Entering Tuesday's critical game four, a lot of talk centered around the condition of Jazz guard Deron Williams, who was listed as probable with the stomach flu.
The Spurs had their own concerns, more specifically the health of guard Michael Finley, whose back has stiffened up periodically on him throughout the playoffs.
If he was ailing, it sure didn't show, as he finished with 13 points on 4-of-10 shooting in 30 minutes of play. Eleven of his points came in the first half.
NOTHING BUT PRAISE: Count Spurs coach Gregg Popovich as one of the guys who always envisioned Carlos Boozer would emerge into an NBA star.
Popovich was one of Boozer's assistant coaches on the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team that won a bronze medal.
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