"I did it for the boys. We'll back up next week."
These are the type of clichés that Australian basketball star Andrew Bogut says make AFL players look like "robots" when it comes to the their responses in the media.
Bogut, who is known for his occasionally feisty social media exchanges, is back in Australia to play for the NBL's Sydney Kings.
The former NBA number one draft pick and championship winner with Golden State Warriors was asked about his willingness to engage with those who have a crack at him on Twitter.
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"I don't fire first, I usually fire back," Bogut said.
"If I get abused or someone has a crack at me, yeah I'll have a crack back but I ever rarely will pick someone out and just have a crack at them for no reason.
"There's usually a reason behind it or it's a rebuttal.
"I think it makes it fun... I like seeing the human side of things.
"Australian rules footballers - I'm not sure how it is with the NRL - they're just media-trained robots."
The 33-year-old who played 14 seasons in the NBA with five different franchises has had a large social media presence for much of his career.
Some fans may remember his Twitter row with female basketball star Liz Cambage and rapper Briggs.
From the sound of it, the Kings star won't be changing anything anytime soon.
"I enjoy someone maybe going over the line every now and then, but I know that it's genuinely from what they feel and what they say rather than what the media person is telling them," Bogut said.
"I know the media likes that but can also criticise for that so it's a double-edged sword."
