End Of The Innocence
That may have been chalked down as an anomaly, but other fractures are beginning to appear. Take this small exchange between point guard T.J. McConnell and power forward Dario Saric:
Dario hands sweaty towel to McConnell, who clearly says: "I'm not a towel boy." @CrossingBroad #sixers pic.twitter.com/YAz34oEXKj
— Jared Shelly (@JaredShelly) December 8, 2016
Not much love there, is there? But lest we ignore our problem with Nerlens Noel… he went back to it. You see, he came back to face the Detroit Pistons. In fact, 20 minutes before game time he told the coach he would play. In the game, he got just eight minutes of playing time. That led to this action:
Nerlens Noel: "I think I'm too good to be playing 8 minutes. That's crazy. That's crazy. That's crazy. We need to figure this s--- out."
— Jessica Camerato (@JessicaCamerato) December 17, 2016
And that led to this reaction:
Sixers coach Brett Brown's full post-game comment on Nerlens Noel: pic.twitter.com/LEF4XcMFjq
— Christopher A. Vito (@ChrisVito) December 19, 2016
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