Remember when Earl Watson was unceremoniously fired in October 2017 after his Phoenix Suns lost by a league-record 93 points in their first three games?
Now that his guaranteed coaching contract has been paid out, Watson just recently admitted to the Los Angeles Times what we’ve heard in the rumor mill for quite some time.
“I was given notice in training camp,” Watson says. “I was going to be out for sure. I was blown away, obviously. My personal conversation with ownership was very direct and very manly and up front, but I really believe this, that it’s the best thing that happened for both parties.