[Ken H]

I remember Knight taking off his shoe and playfully pounding it on the table in a game with the Russians (a reference to a Kruschev incident from the Cold War).

Naturally, the usual suspects got bent out of shape, accusing him of creating an international incident. Knight was laughing the whole time when he did it.

[simpson96]

That’s awesome.

[justiceseeker93]

I remember Knight taking off his shoe and playfully pounding it on the table in a game with the Russians (a reference to a Kruschev incident from the Cold War).

Naturally, the usual suspects got bent out of shape, accusing him of creating an international incident. Knight was laughing the whole time when he did it.

I'm sure you are correct on that particular Knight incident being a joke.

But don't forget the serious incidents of boorish, inappropriate behavior that Knight exhibited during his long college basketball coaching career. These included some assaults, but of course his status as a celeb coach generally insulated him from criminal actions.

Though I'm not generally a fan of the Wikipedia web site, there is a list there of public behavioral problems that Knight has exhibited. A few of them may be overhyped, but overall you can't deny that Knight caused trouble for himself and the schools that he coached all too frequently.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Knight