Rick Barnes benched star player Chaz Lanier a few plays into the second half of Saturday’s win at Texas.
After the game, Barnes explained why he sent Lanier to the bench.
“I told him, I said, ‘if you’re not going to do what you’re getting paid to do, you sit over here,'” Barnes explained. “Cause he is getting paid to do that.”
Rick Barnes was blunt about taking Chaz Lanier out after not doing what he’s ‘Paid To Do’
“I told him, I said, 'if you're not going to do what you're getting paid to do, you sit over here.