The NBA also cited Wallace's failure to leave the court in a timely manner in announcing the suspension, which will begin Saturday with a road game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Portland coach Mike Dunleavy said Thursday night that there isn't much he can do to bring Wallace under control. That's up to him. He left with a lot of time remaining and it could have cost us the game. Most of Wallace's teammates continue to accept his aberrant behavior.
Some people are just a certain way.
He is grown up. However, Detlef Schrempf, recently activated from the semi-retired list to replace the injured Scottie Pippen on the Blazers' roster, said Wallace needs to rein in his behavior. He's got to learn to control it. It's going to hurt us, but it's really going to hurt his career. The way he's playing, he's one of the best players right now in the league, and he's hurting himself.