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Former Michigan State and NBA player Paul Davis was ejected from his alma mater\u2019s Breslin Center after vocally criticizing officials from the stands during the 12th-ranked Spartans\u2019 80-51 victory over Southern California on Monday night.<\/p>\n
Michigan State led 67-46 with just over six minutes left when officials motioned toward the stands to point out Davis, who was eventually ordered to leave.<\/p>\n
Television cameras showed longtime Michigan State coach Tom Izzo mouthing, \u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d toward Davis with his arms outstretched. Izzo, who coached Davis two decades ago, spoke in more detail about the incident after the game.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know, I love Paul Davis,\u201d Izzo said. \u201cI really do. He\u2019s one of my favorite guys. He\u2019s always calling and doing things. But what he said, he should never say in the world. That ticked me off.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The 41-year-old Davis played for Michigan State from 2002-06 and was a three-year starter. He had career averages of 13.2 points and seven rebounds, including 17.5 points and 9.1 rebounds his senior season.<\/p>\n
He played in the NBA with the Los Angeles Clippers from 2006-09 and the Washington Wizards in 2009-10.<\/p>\n
Izzo praised Davis for continually coming back to campus and occasionally helping work players out in the summer. Izzo said he wants Davis to keep returning.<\/p>\n
First, however, Izzo said he wants to have a chat with his former player about what happened Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to have to call him tomorrow and tell him what I thought of it,\u201d Izzo said. \u201cAnd you know what? He\u2019ll say, \u2018I screwed up, Coach. Sorry.\u2019 He kind of got after the official, and he was 150% wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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