Rafer Alston decided to follow the lead of former Cubs' right fielder Sammy Sosa and leave the arena during the 4th quarter of the Raptors' 104-91 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Alston left Gund Arena during the fourth quarter Tuesday night after coach Sam Mitchell benched him with 3:46 remaining in the first quarter.
"It's like one big soap opera," Raptors forward Morris Peterson said.
Mitchell, who suspended Alston for two games for storming out of a practice late last month.
"It's a basketball thing that Rafer and I have to sort out," said the first-year coach. "Rafer is determined in his way and I'm determined in my way.
"He is struggling with some basketball things and I wasn't planning on playing him in the second half. I expect him to play tomorrow and expect him to be a starter."
Alston in Trouble Again, Pulls a Sosa
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Alston in Trouble Again, Pulls a Sosa
by SkipToMy_Lou on Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:57 am
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by Username123 on Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:32 am
Babcock is dumb enough to trade Alston to NY for Moochie Norris 
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by Drex on Thu Feb 10, 2005 1:42 pm
Nah, the Lakers one was a HUGE soap opera.
LMAO!!!
He's probably triying to annoy his coach so he coukl get traded. Maybe he's tired of losing
sosa's not the only guy whos left the court/field early.... its not pulling a sosa...
o yeah! hes an Oriole now!!!! no need to defend that son of a bitch
FUCK SOSA!
LMAO!!!
He's probably triying to annoy his coach so he coukl get traded. Maybe he's tired of losing
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by cyanide on Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:07 pm
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1988095
"The point guard and coach Sam Mitchell argued after Alston was benched in the first quarter of Tuesday's loss against Cleveland. Alston didn't come out of the dressing room for the second half and was seen crying as he was escorted to the team bus by security during the fourth quarter."
"The point guard and coach Sam Mitchell argued after Alston was benched in the first quarter of Tuesday's loss against Cleveland. Alston didn't come out of the dressing room for the second half and was seen crying as he was escorted to the team bus by security during the fourth quarter."
if you were killed tomorrow, i WOULDNT GO 2 UR FUNERAL CUZ ID B N JAIL 4 KILLIN THE MOTHA FUCKER THAT KILLED U!
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by fgrep15 on Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:22 pm
He needs to get out of Toronto.
You mean Toronto needs to get rid of him...
I posted it in the other Alston thread:
TORONTO (AP) -- Rafer Alston wants an apology and he's not sure he wants to stay with the Toronto Raptors.
The point guard and coach Sam Mitchell argued after Alston was benched in the first quarter of Tuesday's loss against Cleveland. Alston didn't come out of the dressing room for the second half and was seen crying as he was escorted to the team bus by security during the fourth quarter.
Alston had just returned to the Raptors on Thursday, following a two-game suspension the team gave him after he stormed out of practice last week.
``When I walked out of practice the other day I was man enough to apologize, man enough to say I made a mistake. Somebody better be man enough to say they made a mistake,'' Alston said before Wednesday night's game versus Milwaukee.
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