Tyronn Lue

You talk about a guy that was rookie of the year.

He was an all-NBA player.

He was a perennial all-star.

And then all of a sudden, it just didn't click.

Something happened.

Me, I trace it back to that Atlanta game where he had a layup.

I mean, he had a look like a dunk, and he passed it.

And his coach was critical.

The best player was critical.

And I remember I was undisputed with Skip.

I said, it's over.

I said, he's never going to be the same.

And he said, why do you say that?

I said, because the head coach said what he said and his best player said what he said.

I said, he broke his confidence.

I said, and that city?

And then, you know, you see the meme where this is Ben Simmons and there's a trash can going down the street because the city is flooding.

They broke his confidence, and he hasn't been the same player since.

Now, I know he's had some injuries, but how do you, when a guy, he's the first overall pick, he's rookie of the year, he's a perennial all-star, how does confidence, confidence is that big of a thing in basketball, T. Luke?

Confidence is everything in life.