For Perry Jones III, the reasons for his inability to make the Boston Celtics roster last season were much greater than anything basketball related. In a recent Vice Sports documentary, Jones disclosed that his cousin died shortly after he was traded to Boston.
Jones' cousin had been hospitalized due to congestive heart failure and his health had diminished over the course of the offseason. Jones visited his cousin in Dallas during his time in Oklahoma City and continued to travel to see him after being traded to the Celtics. Upon returning to Boston after one of his visits, he received a devastating phone call from his aunt:
"My auntie called me and told me my cousin, she had to pull the plug.