Tyreke Evans has had an impressive start to the season in Indianapolis: 12 points per game, shooting 47.1 percent from three, a PER of 19.7.
Don’t mistake that for everything going smoothly, the team has suspended him for a game.
Tyreke Evans will miss tomorrow night’s game at Cleveland due to a violation of team rules.
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) October 26, 2018
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He was late to practice. That doesn’t fly.
Not totally surprised it came to this with Evans because McMillan doesn't play and is intent on breaking bad habits. He talked about not liking to practice too hard, something McMillan immediately told him, 'We don't do that around here." #Pacers
— J. Michael (@ThisIsJMichael) October 26, 2018
Team cultures are very different, and it can be a difficult adjustment for players. Doc Rivers cancels a shocking number of Clippers’ practices, Quin Snyder loves a good three-hour practice for the Jazz (just ask Gordon Hayward, who was no fan of them).
Evans has spent most of his career in Sacramento, Memphis, and New Orleans — not exactly paragons of discipline. Old-school McMillan, with Larry Bird as his boss, is not bending their ways go some new code.
That said, bet Evans has learned his lesson.
