Nick Piccone
Brett Brown spoke to the media a few moments ago in Memphis, where the Sixers take on the Grizzlies later today. Right now, the only available video is this one, courtesy of Keith Pompey. If more is available, we’ll get it posted as soon as we can.
#Sixers coach Brett Brown on Jahlil Okafor #nba pic.twitter.com/FebuE9L7GU
— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) November 29, 2015
Seixers coach Brett Brown: "To think that you are going to build the program that we have built that …
— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) November 29, 2015
… is dominated by 19- and 20-year-old kids and for there not to be problems is very, very, very naïve"
— Keith Pompey (@PompeyOnSixers) November 29, 2015
Okafor wasn’t available for comment Sunday morning. Here’s more of what Brown had to say, via CSN Philly:
As an organization, anything like this is concerning,” Brown said. “I think the repetitiveness on the announcement exacerbates the problem. It’s like any 19-year-old kid, you are trying to find ways to help him. He’s knows he’s made mistakes and we know he’s made mistakes. As an organization we will deal with them as we need to and should.”