Ty Lawson Rumors
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Position: G
Born: 11/03/87
Height: 5-11 / 1.80
Weight:195 lbs. / 88.5 kg.
Salary: $119,009
Born: 11/03/87
Height: 5-11 / 1.80
Weight:195 lbs. / 88.5 kg.
Salary: $119,009
Ohm Youngmisuk: Kelly Oubre Jr. will start in place of the injured Otto Porter Jr. Scott Brooks says Tomas Satoransky and Ty Lawson will see more minutes, especially when Toronto goes small.
The Washington Wizards point guard is also sure of why NBA general managers and coaches were keeping their distance. “Everybody says I have a problem with drinking alcohol,” Lawson said. “I don’t really have a drinking problem. I don’t drink that much, to be honest. Only when I go out with friends [on occasion] … to clarify that, I don’t think I am an alcoholic at all. I am not.”
Lawson wants to help the Wizards advance to the next round and, in the process, remind the NBA this is where he belongs and prove he can steer clear of any more alcohol-related trouble. “I think it’s the comeback of Ty Lawson,” Lawson said last week as he talked about his career and his long road back to the NBA in a sit-down with ESPN.
In all, Lawson’s 29-hour trip spanned nearly 8,000 miles while crossing 11 time zones. That odyssey, though, feels like a layup when compared to the long, winding journey he has taken to get back to the NBA. “People forgot about him,” Toronto coach Dwane Casey said. “I think you kind of forgot about how fast he is, how he has been a starting point guard on some very successful teams in Denver.”
Lawson said the negative publicity followed by the toxic feedback he received from fans on social media poisoned his confidence and subsequently his game, both of which were in a steady free fall since 2015. “It was a dark time, I feel like,” Lawson said. “Just tried to tune people out, and I think it affected basketball and confidence. I didn’t play the same.”
But Lawson rediscovered his offense in the CBA. He scored 55 points in the final game of the regular season. In the CBA semifinals, Lawson had 32 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and the winning 3-pointer in Game 4 against Guangsha. “Oh, it’s sky high now,” Lawson said of his confidence. “I am shooting [the last shot now]. … Now I feel like I am here. I’m back.”
