Life is not a long, quiet river on the Charlotte side. For a year, the managers have had to manage the case of Miles Bridges, guilty of domestic violence, and when the season resumed, they had to deal with the case Kai Jones. inside the Bahamas had multiplied strange messages on social networks, before finally asking to be exchanged. The Hornets cut him, and Kai Jones explains his reasons for leaving.
“I loved the whole situation in Charlotte, and I wish it had continued.” he assures microphone of a podcast. “ But I think it’s better that I moved on. They were a little concerned about social media, they were worried about my sleeping habits. My great-grandmother had just passed away…”
The Hornets advise him to see a psychologist
The managers advise him to see a psychologist. Except that Kai Jones refuses. “I’m stubborn, and I tell myself I don’t want to see a therapist. I just want to meditate and clear my head to find out for myself… They tell me I really need to see a psychologist. I ended up going, but I felt like therapy wasn’t helping me. »
Result: at the time of “training camp”, GM Mitch Kupchak did not authorize him to train, and there was a clash.
“Mitch then tells me that I am not allowed to participate in training camp. When he told me that, that’s when I told myself that I had to leave this team. How could I play here when they wouldn’t let me participate in training camp? They don’t allow me to do my job… It upsets me, and I wanted to leave immediately. And I decided to leave. »
The Clippers did not follow up
The Hornets therefore sought to trade him, but Mitch Kupchak told him that his value was zero. “I explain to him why I think I have it” Kai Jones replies. “That’s when I understood that they were giving up”.
Cut, Kai Jones still hasn’t found a buyer. The Clippers had followed his lead after Mason Plumlee’s injury, but according to Yahoo! Sportshe was in no condition, physically and mentally, to play again.
