According to ESPN’s Chris Haynes, Jabari Parker was benched in yesterday’s loss to the Miami Heat for discussing the team’s meeting to the media.
Parker allegedly broke a team rule in which the players aren’t allowed to discuss what goes on in the locker room. The team decided on Parker’s punishment and came to a resolution of him coming off the bench. It was Parker’s first game not being in the starting lineup.
Parker told the media after the game: “I spoke up for the first time, and it didn’t go my way,” Parker said. “I was getting thrashed, but hey, as long as I give them another perspective, I did my job.”
Although Parker is having a breakout season (averaging 20.5 ppg and 5.9 rpg), the Bucks are on a five game losing streak. They are three games out of the playoffs sitting at 20-23 for the season.
