Philadelphia forward Marreese Speights addressed comments on Sunday night that were made by teammate Elton Brand last week.

Following a loss to Washington last Tuesday, Brand said: "Certain guys didn't box out, didn't rebound, and weren't tough. Certain guys got a longer leash than others, so they played longer and the mistakes were shown."

Brand didn't specifically name Speights, but it was quite obvious that he was referring to the second-year man.

"I was kind of upset because I wouldn't think my teammate would throw me under the bus like that," Speights said. "I would never say nothing like that about him. But, hey, he's been in the league longer than me, so I can't say nothing about it."