The war of words between the Toronto Raptors and some of their former players continued on the weekend, with Hedo Turkoglu firing the latest verbal salvo.
Turkoglu, who was traded to the Phoenix Suns for Leandro Barbosa and Dwayne Jones last month, took aim at the Raptors and general manager Bryan Colangelo in an interview with FOX Sports Arizona.
"People have to realize something is wrong with that organization and nobody wants to go there anymore," he told in a phone interview from Turkey. "It's not just the players who see this."
Turkoglu's remarks came after Colangelo accused former Raptors star Chris Bosh of "checking out" late last season while the Raptors were battling the Chicago Bulls for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot.
Bosh left the Raptors earlier this month to join LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in Miami.
"It's funny that people will talk behind your back," Turkoglu said of Colangelo. "If he was feeling this way, why not have the guts to say it during the season? Why not say it to Chris? Now that Chris has left, it's not nice to say those things.
"Chris has been a franchise player and he did a lot of good things for the Raptors. I don't think Chris is the type of player to quit on his teammates.
"I just don't understand why you would say these things," he added. "Like I said, that organization has problems."
Colangelo refused to engage in a war of words when reached by FOX Sports Arizona.
"I still consider Hedo a friend in this business and wish him well again in Phoenix," he said.
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