Recent history tells us that things happen very early in the season for the Lakers. Last year, Mike Brown was fired after only five games. This year, Mike D’Antoni has already make a major shakeup to the lineup.
Xavier Henry has become a favorite of D’Antoni at the expense of Nick Young.
“No bad blood,” he said. “What’s the ice-skater lady?”
That would be Tonya Harding. Young was joking.
He’s too kind to strike someone in the leg with a metal instrument. Not to mention that he and Xavier Henry are friendly with each other. And sit next to each other in the locker room.
“It’s too early to try to start some controversy. I’m going with the flow…. That’s my man,” Young said.
Coach Mike D’Antoni pulled the plug on Young as a starter and green-lighted Henry before the Lakers played Atlanta on Sunday. Young was shooting 27% and averaging 8.3 points in his first three games with the Lakers.
“It’s just me missing shots. It happens,” Young said. “Me and Coach talked about it and he thought it would be best if I tried something else.”
H/T: LA Times
