(pt. I)

From the Rocky Mountain News’ Chris Thommason and Aaron J. Lopez

I’ll just write it off (on his taxes),” Evans said of the fine. “I’m just happy I’m playing.”

When discussing the incident, Evans wouldn’t directly confirm or deny he did what Chris Kaman charged.

“The tape speaks for itself without me saying it,” Evans said. “If I did something wrong, I would have been suspended. Let’s put it like that.”

Evans shrugged off Kaman describing in detail what Evans allegedly did early in Saturday’s second quarter. Kaman said Evans tried to “rip off” his private parts.

“A man is entitled to say whatever he wants to say,” Evans said. “It’s America, freedom of speech.”

Clippers forward Elton Brand claimed it was a repeat incident by Evans.

“Somebody said he did it in college,” Brand said. “They had tape.”

Evans, who played at Iowa, declined to comment on that charge. But the Nuggets weren’t shy about directing comments toward Evans.

“We’ve been killing him,” Nuggets guard Greg Buckner said. “We can’t believe he did it.”

Not to get all Jason Lee on you or anything, but Busy Hands Evans and his Nuggets teammates were eliminated last night by the Clippers, potentially setting up what Billy Crystal has called “The Hallway Series” if the Lakers can get past the Suns.

Hey, Jon Lovitz yesterday (twice!) and Billy Crystal on a Tuesday morning.  Cheer up, Tim Kazurinsky, your CSTB moment in the sun is coming, eventually.