HOUSTON (Ticker) - Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson was
reprimanded by the NBA on Wednesday for comments he made
following his team's loss one night earlier.

Following a 107-92 loss at San Antonio on Tuesday night, Jackson
attempted to explain his team's defense - or lack thereof - in
allowing the Spurs to penetrate the lane at will and then pass
the ball out for uncontested 3-pointers.

San Antonio connected on 13-of-27 shots from the arc.

"We call this a 'Brokeback Mountain' game, because there's so
much penetration and kickouts," Jackson said.

The veteran coach was referring to the Oscar-winning movie which
portrayed two Cowboys who concealed a homosexual affair.

When Jackson made the initial comment following Tuesday's game,
it drew hearty laughter from the media, a point he seemed to
emphasize during his apology.

"I want to thank all the TV people and journalists who thought
it was humorous in the moment," Jackson said. "In retrospect,
it wasn't really funny. When you take it out of context, it
wasn't funny. It's a poor attempt at humor and I deserve to be
reprimanded by the NBA.

"I said to them if I've offended any horses, Texans, cowboys or
guys, I apologize. It's societal and we have to understand as
coaches some people can do it, and some can't."

Jackson added such a comment might be OK for Jay Leno or David
Letterman, not for himself.