Even with the growing strides evident in Bobby Portis’ game, his season could easily have fallen apart before it even begin. The media wouldn’t let go of the topic of Portis punching then teammate Nikola Mirotic. And for good reason. Shattering a teammates skull and leaving them concussed was nothing short of unheard of.
Portis would pay the price with a hefty fine and an 8 game suspension. The suspension seemed to bring out the best in Portis, allowing him to grind even harder with working on his game.
Through Portis‘ first two years in the league, he seemed to be nothing more than a spark plug off the bench.