ɪn ɐn ˈɪntɚvjˌuː wɪð , hiː ɛkskjˈuːst hɪz bᵻhˈeɪvjɚ baɪ sˈeɪɪŋ, "aɪ fˈɛlt aɪ wʌz lˈaɪɪŋ ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ɐ bˈɪt tˈuː lˈɔŋ, ænd aɪ dɪdnˌɑːt dˈɛɹ tə ɡɛt ˌʌp sˌoʊ aɪ stˈeɪd ɔnðə ɡɹˈaʊnd.
In an interview with , he excused his behavior by saying, "I felt I was lying on the ground a bit too long, and I did not dare to get up so I stayed on the ground.