Former NBA player Eddie House unloaded on his former head coach Mike Dunleavy Sr. on the latest episode of the Straight Game Podcast. When another former NBA player in Cuttino Mobley brought up Dunleavy during the episode, House made it clear in no uncertain terms that he does not like him.
“I hate that motherf*****,” House said. “…I hate him. He’s a piece of s***. No, he’s a piece of s*** that’s all it is. Not an a****le, but a piece of s***… And his breath stank smell like s*** too. He is a piece of s***. F*** Mike Dunleavy… F*** that motherf***** and don’t cut that sh** out, cuz f*** that n****.”
Eddie House:
“F*** Mike Dunleavy. He’s a piece of sh**. And his breath smells like sh** too.. And don’t cut that sh** out. F*** that n****.” 😳
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That was quite the rant. House is a contributor for NBC Sports Boston and you wonder if he might find himself in a bit of trouble over these comments.
As for the individual whom House’s wrath was aimed at, it would appear he rubbed many the wrong way. Mobley stated that many players feel the same way about Dunleavy, who was a head coach in the league for 17 seasons. He was House’s coach for one of those 17 and you’d assume that’s where the bad blood originates from.
Both House and Dunleavy joined the Los Angeles Clippers in 2003, but while they came in together, one would stick around for a lot longer than the other. The guard had a solid 2003-04 season for the team, with averages of 6.8 points, 2.3 rebounds (career-high), 2.5 assists (career-high), and 1.1 steals per game, but was traded to the Charlotte Bobcats after it.
I struggle to imagine what might have happened in that one season for House to still bear such hatred toward Dunleavy 20 years later. He didn’t share his reasons for it in this episode but perhaps he will at some point in the future, as that clip has gone viral.
As for Dunleavy, well he may not have been a very popular figure, but did have a respectable career. He actually played in the NBA for 11 seasons before becoming an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1987. His head coaching career then began in 1990, when he took the Los Angeles Lakers job.
Dunleavy led the Lakers to the 1991 NBA Finals in his very first season, but they ended up losing to Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in five games. It would prove to be the only time he took a team to the big stage, but he did have some good seasons afterward.
Dunleavy particularly had success with the Portland Trail Blazers, even winning Coach of the Year in 1999. It was after his stint with the Trail Blazers that he joined the Clippers and made a pretty bad impression on House.
Dunleavy was head coach of the Clippers till 2010 when he stepped down. He has been out of the league and has finished his coaching career with a 613-716 record.
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