On the official website of the Spanish league —the ACB— Nets stash Aleksandar Vezenkov is listed under the heading, “Jugadores y entrenadores dados de baja,” roughly “Players and coaches written off.”
And, until Wednesday night, that’s how F.C. Barcelona, the perennial Spanish league powerhouse had treated him. For 51 days and 14 games, the Barcelona coach Sito Alonso glued the 6’8” forward to the bench. He said it was nothing other than he wanted to shake things up after Barca had lost four straight. Alonso said it had nothing to do with his attitude, calling his response professional.