“It was funny.”It is a time-honoured tradition in the NBA that rookies get put to the test early and often against veterans — think of it as an approved method of on-court hazing. “Due to all the riff-raff that his dad brings, he’s going to get a lot of people coming at him,” Beverley said. “He has to be ready for that and I let him know how this game works.”That’s not just from Beverley, either. Not every night so far has been filled with growing pains for rookies. When Miami went to Golden State in Green’s rookie season, he went at then-Heat star LeBron James twice in the third quarter of that game.

Source: thestar October 24, 2017 20:15 UTC