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NY Ranger on Spitgate: It Was an ‘Accidental’ Loogie

HE WAS HOCKED

“I would never intend to do something like that on purpose.”

K’Andre Miller.
Brian Bradshaw Sevald/USA Today via Reuters

Facing possible suspension for spitting in a player’s face, New York Ranger K’Andre Miller said Monday that it was “completely accidental.” In a statement posted to Twitter, Miller said, “I would never intend to do something like that on purpose, it goes against everything I am as a person and player.” Miller received an automatic penalty after a replay showed him spitting in the face of Kings defenseman Drew Doughty on Sunday night in an incident that will be reviewed by the league.