John Green, accused of throwing the cup that sparked a mini-riot at a Pistons game (Nov. 24), appeared on Larry King Live with his attorney, who can’t be said to have done his client much good when he allowed him to go on the air, where he was bound to get asked an obvious question, with this result:
KING: What do you make of the prosecutor who says that you were the fan who threw the cup that led to this thing?
SHAWN PATRICK SMITH, ATTORNEY FOR JOHN GREEN: Larry, I’m going to have to field that question.
KING: All right, Shawn, go ahead.
SMITH: The prosecutor has made a lot of statements about this case. I’ve talked to the police about it. We’re not going to comment on the cup and who threw the cup. The video — it’s pretty clear the cup comes from the direction where John is. The problem is not the cup. If you take yourself out of viewing this thing and starting with the cup and really look at it clearly with the way it should be looked at is that these players are out of control and things are happening, then you’ll understand where we’re coming from.
KING: Yes, but if John says he didn’t throw the cup, why can’t you answer that he didn’t? Because while the players shouldn’t go into the stands, a fan shouldn’t throw a cup at a player, either.
SMITH: You know, I agree with that. I agree with that on a regular level. But as a lawyer, you know, I need to tell you how I feel. And I’m not going to let John sit here and comment on whether or not he threw the cup or if he knows who threw the cup or anything like that. But I can tell you that after the investigation’s done we’ll be answering all the charges fully and things will be fleshed out and we’ll deal with them.
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