After Popovich finished speaking, Jefferson fell silent.

He didn't think much of it when he told reporters, but when Popovich brought it up now, he realized he had made a big mistake.

Dissatisfaction with playing time is common in the NBA, especially with players like him who have signed big contracts.

Even complaining to the manager in the dressing room is acceptable.

But it should never be mentioned in front of the media, because what is involved is the external image.

When he said that, he was talking about disharmony within the Spurs, which would put a lot of pressure on the entire team, and even the management and coaching staff.

That's why Popovich was so angry.

The players looked at each other and didn't know what was going on, and they didn't have time to read the news with the game just around the corner.

Seeing that Jefferson was silent, Popovich didn't say anything more, and after getting the players ready to play, he and Budenholzer left first.

The atmosphere in the locker room was a bit awkward, and no one knew what was going on, so it was naturally difficult to say anything.

"Congratulations, Don, starter, I said you could." After being silent for a while, Green got up and congratulated Tang Tian.

"You guy, you robbed me of the start, I have to ask the old man for back." Ginobili also jokingly said words, got up and came over to congratulate Tang Tian.

Tang Tian is popular with the Spurs, with Green and Ginobili taking the lead, and everyone else came over to congratulate him one after another.

Duncan was also about to come over and touch Tang Tian's head to congratulate him, but after seeing his flat head, he withdrew his hand and just sent a Buddhist smile.

The cheers in the dressing room were gone, and the momentary embarrassment was quickly gone.

Jefferson's face was ugly at this time, and he suddenly felt that he was a little out of place with the team now.

After a while, Budenholzer beckoned the players to the game.

Jefferson was left alone in the locker room and was unable to enter the stadium because he was suspended.

When everyone was gone, he angrily punched the bench, which was really the worst of his NBA career.

However, he didn't leave the locker room immediately after the beating, but took out the tablet to search for the live broadcast signal.

He wants to see how Tang Tian will play when he enters the starting lineup.

At the beginning, he was a little unhappy with Tang Tian because his alma mater was eliminated by Kang University, and then his playing time was squeezed, and this unhappiness continued to accumulate.

Now that he has been robbed of the starter, he has reached a critical point.

He was not happy to watch Tang Tian, and at this time, he was completely in the mood to watch the game.

Having played in the NBA for so many years, he knows the difference between a starter and a bench, and it's not just a matter of two words.

First of all, every team has a core, and when the core is there, the shot will be concentrated in their hands.

Starting as a role player is basically doing the dirty work, and the opportunities are limited.

Secondly, the starters are also the starters, and in most cases, the difficulty of the alignment is directly raised to a higher level, and it is naturally more difficult to play well.

Finally, there are the considerations from the coaching staff.

The starter plays the opening game, and once a mistake is made, there is a high probability that he will be directly replaced, and the error tolerance rate is much smaller than that of playing as a substitute.

This is also why many players are arranged by the coaching staff to play the sixth man, or even the seventh man, or the eighth man, even when they have the strength to start.

That's why he's been complaining and Popovich continues to let him start.

Before there is absolute strength, from the substitute to the starter, it is like pulling out the seedlings to help grow, which may not necessarily be a good thing.

He was waiting to see Tang Tian make a fool of himself now.

Tang Tian can't play well, and Popovich will still have to use him as a starter in the next game.

Playing a starter made Tang Tian recognize his strength, and by the way, made Popovich realize his importance.

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Since the Timberwolves "Wolf King" Garnett left Boston, the team's record has plummeted.

Minneapolis didn't have any superstars willing to come, and as a result, stadium attendance was at record lows.

Tonight, the attendance rate in the arena was less than 40%, which made people feel more and more cold.

However, the fans who showed up seemed to be in a good mood, and the main reason was naturally because of the performance of rookies Derek Williams and Rubio.

The only way for the Timberwolves to get out of this predicament is to look forward to the draft.

Previous Cory Brewer, Jonny Flynn and others have proven to be embarrassed, but both rookies have performed well this season.

Especially in February, an average of double-doubles in points per game and an average of two double-doubles per game, coupled with Kevin Love, the core of the house, gives people infinite hope.

This can be seen not only from the mood of the spectators on the sidelines, but also from the KT boards they hold in their hands, in addition to Lefou, there are also Rubio and Williams.

After the pre-match warm-up, the starters from both sides came on one after another.

On the Spurs' side, Jefferson was suspended by the team, and the other positions remained unchanged, with Parker and Green on the outside, Tang Tian and Duncan on the outside, and Blair on the center.

This starting lineup came out, and the Timberwolves didn't expect it.

Head coach Rick Adelman was stunned for a moment and then rejoiced.

Tang Tian started, this is a breakthrough, and the team has more chances to win tonight.

Derek Williams was all of a sudden.

If you want to say that among the rookies, he is definitely the first person to have the deepest resentment against Tang Tian, much deeper than Reggie Jackson, Monroe, and even Singler.

At the beginning, he was the top favorite, but because the team lost to Kangda, he stopped in the top 32, and finally fell to the fourth pick.

And it was also the second half of that game, Tang Tian embarrassed him incomparably, and also exposed all his shortcomings.

If it weren't for Tang Tian, he wouldn't be playing in this extremely cold place where birds don't now, he really hated Tang Tian.

Now the opportunity has come, Tang Tian plays the starting small forward, it is simply a great opportunity given to him by God!

Compared to his college days, he has now found his niche, and small forward is the right place for him in the NBA.

He is in a hot state now, and he will definitely blow up Tang Tian, and he will also take a bad breath for himself!

After the Spurs, the Timberwolves' starters came on one after another amid the shouts of the hosts.

On the outside are rookies "Golden Boys" Rickie Rubio and Luke Rednow, a two-point guard backcourt.

Up front are Derek Williams and Kevin Love, and center Pekovic.

Love and Duncan's midfield jumper.

At this time, Tang Tian found that Williams's gaze on the opposite side had been on him, and he also looked up.

When I saw the burning gaze in the latter's eyes, my emotions were a little complicated.

Actually, he was a kind-hearted man.

In the NCAA, if it weren't for the fact that the tournament was a single-player tournament, he really didn't want to defend Williams so badly.

Similarly, if he had been off the bench tonight, he wouldn't have thought about what he would do to Williams.

However, this is the first start of his career, and Popovich is watching from the sidelines, and his performance could affect his chances in the second half of the season.

So he can only be kind and go to Williams for surgery.

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