Shannon Brown Blasts Suns

Phoenix Suns G Shannon Brown was brought in to be a playmaker for the franchise but things quickly changed after Lindsey Hunter was named head coach.  Brown was replaced in the starting lineup by Wesley Johnson and endured many DNP's as the season winded down.  Yesterday Brown could no longer contain his frustration with the situation and shared the following:

“I did what I needed to do as a starter and handled my business,’ Brown said. ‘For some reason, they want to cut my legs from under me. I know I’m built for it. I did a great job of holding my composure and not letting it get to me to where I did something detrimental to my career. I showed a lot of character by sitting back while I was taken advantage of in a lot of ways. I’ve done everything asked of me in practice and made sure to show these people what time it is. It definitely hurts to sit on the bench, watching us lose night in and night out knowing I can help and being lied to. It’s been a crazy year. I’m just glad I made it through.’

‘I was told that it would change,’ Brown said. ‘It’s one thing hoping. It’s another thing being told that and it doesn’t happen. I could see if we were winning, but we just won our first game in 11 games. The part that hurts most is, whenever I step on the court, I give whatever I got even though it might not be the best situation. I give it all until it hurts. It hurts even more when you’re always fighting an uphill mountain-climb battle with no gear, butt-naked out there, clawing and scratching. People come to me and apologize for what’s going on.’ 

Asked who pledged a change or lied, 

Brown only said, ‘The people in charge.’ [...] ‘I’m glad I didn’t let my emotions get the best of me and lash out like I normally do,’ Brown said. ‘Younger Shannon Brown would’ve been out of the NBA for doing something he couldn’t handle. I’ve been through enough.’”