We will probably not know what caused this bottle throwing by Bogdan Bogdanovic. Quin Snyder had just spoken during a timeout two minutes from the end of the game against the Bulls. At that point, the Hawks led by 17 points, and it was more on the Bulls side that we should have seen signs of frustration.
Once his bottle was thrown, the Serb from the Hawks, author of a very clean outing (20 points on 6/7 shots, 6 assists and 4 rebounds), got up from his bench and moved away from the band.
Once the game resumed, the shooter, his jaw clenched for a while, suddenly got up to say a few words to his coach, pointing a finger at his own chest (reproaching his coach for having judged him to be at fault? ), almost forehead to forehead. The incident ended with a hug initiated by the technician.
Normal “altercations”
In the same dynamic of calm, after the meeting, Quin Snyder describes his player's performance as ” tremendous » and assures that the two men are not in conflict, that their understanding is “ more than good “.
“ I like the way he plays. He defends, which is a point of honor for him. He was as efficient as possible tonight “, further develops the coach.
Similar speech from the player's side, who assures that it was a simple ” basketball feud “.
“ Quin is definitely my guy. He pushed me throughout the year. We have small altercations. It's normal for this to happen. It's sad that this happened in a match and on TV, so now it's highlighted. But it's part of our sport. It's normal, in our world, it's pretty normal », repeats Bogdan Bogdanovic without wanting to say more about the exact nature of the exchange.
