When Tracy McGrady signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks he probably understand he wouldn’t be playing a prominent role for the Hawks. Which meant he would come off the bench and would somewhere between 15 and 20 minutes per game. Now, at about the midway point of this NBA season McGrady is unhappy about his playing time and he is letting everyone know about it.
He is what McGrady told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
McGrady on his playing time this season.
“I’m tired of this [bleep],” McGrady said. “You can put that in the paper, I don’t give a [bleep].”
McGrady on Hawks head coach Larry Drew.
“If you don’t feel I can help, come tell me that,” McGrady said. “He ain’t told me nothing. I just want to help these guys win, man, which I know I can. But, damn, four minutes?”
McGrady on the trade deadline.
“Hopefully, I’m here,” he said. “I like it here. I like the guys. That’s what I love most about it. I like the guys in this locker room. But at the same time, I still can play...
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