The NBA announced on Thursday that it is shutting down the G League Ignite program after only four seasons. It's been more than a disappointing showing in the 2023-24 season with the Ignite currently 4-28. The young team filled with NBA hopefuls had a massive wake-up call three games in when it lost 158-99 to the Salt Lake City Stars on Nov. 13.
"We've been through the struggles of playing against NBA players playing in the G League," Ignite forward Matas Buzelis told Yahoo Sports. "Players in college don't get to go through that struggle and they don't know what it's like to play against professionals, so when we're playing in games in the G League against players that are playing to feed their families, it's definitely different than playing in college.