After remaining silent about the incident for nearly three weeks, Sonics forward Danny Fortson finally spoke about the circumstances concerning his two-game suspension and his missed practice March 8 in Boston.

Fortson said before Tuesday's stunning 114-106 Sonics victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves that he was told by assistant coaches Detlef Schrempf and Ralph Lewis that he did not have to attend the workout scheduled for reserves at Suffolk University.

On the morning of the workout, head trainer Mike Shimensky told Fortson he would have to attend the 3 p.m. session.

Fortson told Shimensky he would take a cab the 2-mile distance from the team hotel to the school.

Fortson claimed Tuesday that there were "three different" Suffolk campuses and had no idea which one was correct.

"It would have been nice to know which (campus) it was. There were two assistant coaches who told me I didn't have to go, Ralph Lewis and Detlef Schrempf," he said.

"I just took (the punishment) in the chin. There's a lot of things going on that no one wants to talk about. I don't have no bullets, man. I just want to try to get through the season and hopefully play a couple of games."