As the NBA reacts to the video of a struggling Delonte West that surfaced on social media last week, Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge confirmed a report that he had offered Boston’s 2004 first-round pick scouting positions with the team in an effort to help.
“I just think there’s a lot going on his life,” Ainge said on 98.5 The Sports Hub’s “Toucher and Rich” Thursday. “It’s very complicated, and I don’t really want to get into any of that. He accepted the job opportunities.”
Ainge said West is not currently employed by the team, but had done college scouting near Washington, D.