Does history repeat itself? We do not know yet. Kevin Porter Jr., who left Cleveland after an incident in the locker room with colleagues and executives of the organization, starred in a new confrontation last night, this time as part of the Houston Rockets.
As reported by Shams Charania of The Athletic, Texas franchise assistant John Lucas called several team players at halftime, including Porter Jr. and Christian Wood, to emphasize his disagreement with the game that the former was developing and the effort he was showing about the clue the second. Porter Jr., who we can define as temperamental, did not receive such criticism well and starred in a heated exchange with the assistant before leaving the locker room, getting his car and leaving the pavilion at halftime of the game that Houston was playing at home against the Denver Nuggets. .
Sources of the aforementioned journalist emphasize that the confrontation reached such a point that both had to be separated, and that is that Porter Jr. came to throw an object in full discussion … After this moment, and with the player at home, the franchise would have talked to him and he would have apologized for his overreaction; yes, we do not know if the Rockets will take any disciplinary action. Stephen Silas, the team’s head coach, said only after the game that the point guard was being evaluated for a left thigh injury; yes, he admitted that there had been an argument at halftime without mentioning Porter Jr ..
“We had a lively debate. I have certain demands on this team regarding playing hard … I was not satisfied with the effort, “he explains.
Wood refused to continue playing
It was a tough night for the Rockets. If Porter Jr. reacted badly, Christian Wood was not far behind. The inside player departed from the bench after missing a mandatory COVID-19 testing window. Starting from the second unit, he played only eight minutes in the first half without scoring. After the break he did not play again. Silas assures that it was a technical decision, but sources of The Athletic They emphasize that it was the player himself who refused to play after what happened at half-time. As with Porter Jr., it’s time to wait to see if such behavior has any consequences.
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