{"id":486848,"date":"2026-03-06T16:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=486848"},"modified":"2026-03-06T16:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:00:43","slug":"mike-james-apologizes-to-okobo-i-should-have-handled-it-differently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/mike-james-apologizes-to-okobo-i-should-have-handled-it-differently\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike James apologizes to Okobo: &#8220;I should have handled it differently&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"298\">During the evening of Thursday, March 5, Monaco suffered a loss on the court of Fenerbahce, but also faced an unpleasant situation: Mike James and Elie Okobo were involved in an argument, with the former Olimpia Milano player pushing his teammate.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"300\" data-end=\"441\">Earlier today, Mike James issued an apology. Through a tweet, the player apologized to his teammate and his family. Below are his statements.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">So this is my public apology for how i handled the end of the game yesterday. To my brother Elie and the Okobo family i apologize. It\u2019s embarrassing for us all and i definitely should have handled it differently and let my emotions get the best of me.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike James (@TheNatural_05) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheNatural_05\/status\/2029927518250099088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The two players clashed during Thursday\u2019s game against Fenerbahce, but James has publicly expressed regret for his 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