Antoine Wright doesn’t have an NBA gig because of his mom

Count former NBA washout Antoine Wright among those who are getting it all wrong. And while plays on words are just about the worst thing ever, they pale in comparison to losing a job on an NBA team because you just yelled at one of your coaches because the coach (and former NBA champion starter) didn't want to pose for pictures with your mother. Does that last reference seem a little specific? Well, that's because this is exactly what happened to Antoine Wright, former 2005 first round pick and current hopeful of the Chinese Basketball Association's Jiangsu Nangang Dragons. SI.com's Sam Amick has the fascinating story down pat: "I had an issue with one of the coaches and my mother," said Wright, who was with the then-Mavericks assistant Elie and Kings coach Paul Westphal in Dallas from 2008-09 as a key reserve. "Mario Elie. I'll say his name because I had a history with him. We had just lost a game. It was over the holiday, Thanksgiving holiday, a...