David Lee on his Boston benchings: ‘By no means am I accepting’ (Ball Don’t Lie)
David Lee was always going to be gravy for his Boston Celtics. Just as it was, sadly, in his last year with the Golden State Warriors. [ Follow Dunks Don't Lie on Tumblr: The best slams from all of basketball ] The talented forward and former All-Star has been taken out of his team's rotation for the second straight season, as the Celtics (currently ranked eighth in the East) have demoted him. Lee, working in the last year of his six-year, $80 million contract, has not factored much into many of the team's 19 wins. After a year and a half of playing nice , Lee is playing honest. From the Boston Globe : "Coach came to me and said we're going to try and go small at the four," Lee said, "Which means Kelly [Olynyk] and Jonas [Jerebko]. That's why Sully has been out of the starting lineup. That was his theory on some changes he wanted to make after us losing a couple of games, so I told him while I disagree with it, I also told him he's the coach and can choose to do that." […] "Even last year I didn't accept that, and last year was way different," Lee explained. "It was more of an injury-based thing where I got injured to start the year and came back. This situation is a bit...
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