Derek Fisher cries after Lakers win Game 3

After scoring 11 fourth quarter points, 16 for the game, Derek Fisher cried in his post-game interview with Doris Burke.

Why the hell was he crying?

No one but Derek Fisher seems to know. He had played his best game of the playoffs and his team had won. He has won 4 NBA titles and made crucial plays, crucial shots before. So why was he so emotional after this particular win, this particular clutch performance?

I don’t know and I don’t care–there should be no crying in basketball unless your season or career has just ended. If the Lakers and Fisher win the 2010 NBA Finals, Fish can cry all he wants, he’ll have earned the right to celebrate the season however he sees fit. But crying in the middle of the NBA Finals because you helped your team win a close game? Unacceptable.

I thought I disliked Fisher before tonight–he just seems like a complete phony. But after tonight, I thoroughly dislike–maybe even hate– Derek Fisher. Not only did he just destroy my team’s chance of going up 2-1, but he cried about it like a baby afterward. Give me a break. Pau Gasol is supposed to be the one crying on the Lakers.

Sam says:
June 9, 2010 at 3:31 pm
Obviously you don’t know Fisher enough to hate him like you claim. Unlike the black mamba, D. Fish plays basketball while showing lots more emotions. If you look after the buzzer of the 4th quarter, most of the team praises and approaches him knowing that for Game 3, he was the X factor. Apparently you don’t love that game of basketball. After getting praised like he did from teammates, anybody that’s always forgotten and shadowed by a superstar would have happy tears. Because he went out, did more than usual, and was acknowledged for his hard work, he gets emotional. Anybody would. I can tell you that there isn’t a single Celtic on that sideline or in court that hates Derek Fisher. He’s respected by all players of the NBA for a good reason. Yeah, as a fan you might not like him because he’s a Laker and you’re a Celtic fan, but you sure as hell shouldn’t disrespect a well-respected classy person such as D. Fish. Crying doesn’t make him soft, it just shows his passion and love for the game.
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- Jay King says:
  June 9, 2010 at 4:27 pm
  Take a joke, dude. And Fisher is as easy to hate as anyone on the Lakers. Everyone says he is such a classy guy, but he seems like a big phony to me. Just ask Luis Scola.
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jg says:
June 10, 2010 at 12:09 am
HE IS REAL BOY
HE IS A MAN
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Sam says:

June 9, 2010 at 3:31 pm

Obviously you don’t know Fisher enough to hate him like you claim. Unlike the black mamba, D. Fish plays basketball while showing lots more emotions. If you look after the buzzer of the 4th quarter, most of the team praises and approaches him knowing that for Game 3, he was the X factor. Apparently you don’t love that game of basketball. After getting praised like he did from teammates, anybody that’s always forgotten and shadowed by a superstar would have happy tears. Because he went out, did more than usual, and was acknowledged for his hard work, he gets emotional. Anybody would. I can tell you that there isn’t a single Celtic on that sideline or in court that hates Derek Fisher. He’s respected by all players of the NBA for a good reason. Yeah, as a fan you might not like him because he’s a Laker and you’re a Celtic fan, but you sure as hell shouldn’t disrespect a well-respected classy person such as D. Fish. Crying doesn’t make him soft, it just shows his passion and love for the game.

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Jay King says:
June 9, 2010 at 4:27 pm
Take a joke, dude. And Fisher is as easy to hate as anyone on the Lakers. Everyone says he is such a classy guy, but he seems like a big phony to me. Just ask Luis Scola.
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