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| 2011/12 NBA Regular Season | ||
|---|---|---|
 |  | |
| 26-18 | 11-34 | |
| March 22, 2012 | ||
| Verizon Center | ||
| 7 PM | ||
| CSN+ | ||
| Starters: | ||
| Darren Collison | PG | John Wall |
| Paul George | SG | Jordan Crawford |
| Danny Granger | SF | Chris Singleton |
| David West | PF | Trevor Booker |
| Roy Hibbert | C | Nene |
| PREGAME READING: Indy Cornrows SB Nation D.C. | SB Nation Indiana | ||
Andray Blatche was made available to the media to discuss his ongoing absence to get in better shape. His shirt was drenched in sweat as he talked, presumably because he worked out before talking to us. In the interview, he explained his late-night workouts and reflected on what he dubbed the "toughest" year of his career.
A few choice quotes:
On why he's working out at 3 a.m.: "That's when I'm usually up, wide awake. It's better to do -- instead of sitting around the house playing video games, I'm going to the gym and helping myself to be better improved."
On how it was decided that he'd be shut down: "It was an understanding between the coaches, the owner and I."
On his daily routine: "I work out hard during the day, get something to eat, go home, take a nap, wake up around 10:30-11 and then, what else am I supposed to do? I go to the gym, again."
On whether he'll come back: "I would love to come back and help my teammates, but at the same time, I want to make sure my body's ready and that I'm in shape so I can avoid injuries and anything like that."
On the fans booing him: "I had a lot of talks with my mom, with my family. My mom told me basically that I put myself in that position the way I've been playing, so it's up to you to dig yourself out of this hole. So I take full responsibility with how things have gone this season. I can't go home at night and say, 'Eff them, they know nothing,' because they do. They see it. My mom sees it."
On his year: "This was a bad year for me, one of my worst ones ever. I let my mom down, my family down, my teammates, the whole organization this season."
It got kind of intense at the end, which is probably why the scrum was cut off at that point. Anyway, that was the biggest thing that came out of pregame.