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Thunder GM disappointed in McGary for drug suspension
- Updated: September 21, 2016
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Mitch McGary didn’t do himself any favors by getting another drug suspension.
The Thunder forward was hit with a minimum 10-game ban last week on top of the five-game ban he drew this summer.
“For me, I’m disappointed in the fact that he’s in that situation,” Thunder general manager Sam Presti said Wednesday in his first statements since the suspension was announced. “We’re not privy to the NBA’s program, so I don’t have a whole lot of information. All I can say to you is that I’m disappointed. Then from there, I don’t think I have to expand past that.”
Presti said McGary will be with the team when training camp begins Saturday, but the Thunder have a surplus of skilled post players. Steven Adams and Enes Kanter, both rapidly emerging young players, likely will log a large share of the minutes, and the team added veteran Ersan Ilyasova and rookie Domantas Sabonis in the offseason. …
