ORLANDO – Back on the bench because of foul and turnover trouble after getting the nod to start Tuesday night’s second half, Orlando Magic forward Mario Hezonja barked at himself in disgust.
Despite being brought along slowly in his first two NBA seasons, Hezonja is still a young player with loads of confidence. But for maybe the first time since he was selected fifth overall in the 2015 NBA Draft, Hezonja allowed a bit of doubt to creep into his psyche. So much inactivity over the past two seasons has had the 6-foot-8, 220-pound small forward curiously questioning himself and searching for his mojo.