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The Ellington situation has been tough for all involved. How tough? Spoelstra: ‘Gut-wrenching’

There’s no denying it.

Wayne Ellington admits this season has been difficult, as he has fallen out of the Heat’s rotation just one season after setting a career high and team record with 227 made three-pointers.

“It’s been rough,” said Ellington, who has already received 19 did not play-coach’s decisions this season. “I’ll be completely honest with you, it’s been rough.”

It has actually been tough for the person keeping him out of the rotation, too.

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“I don’t even know how to express how I feel about Wayne and how gut-wrenching this has been for his head coach,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said, “with all these manifestations of our rotation this year, that one has been the most challenging, most difficult, maybe of my entire career.