Shabazz Muhammad Threatened with D-League Stint If Behavior Continues

August 10th, 2013 by Tyler Conway Leave a reply »

It seems Minnesota Timberwolves guard Shabazz Muhammad's decision to break the rules won't just earn him a trip back to the NBA's Rookie Transition Program next year. It could cost him a spot on the Timberwolves' 15-man roster if he doesn't learn his lesson.

Flip Saunders, Minnesota's president of basketball operations, spoke with Dan Barreiro of KFAN about Muhammad's recent behavior Friday and made clear the organization wasn't pleased.

While the former Timberwolves coach acknowledged he hasn't talked to the former UCLA standout quite yet, Saunders said discipline is coming down the pike. Specifically, he noted a trip to the Timberwolves' D-League affiliate in Des Moines if Muhammad's maturation problems continue (h/t Pro Basketball Talk's Scott Schroeder):

In our league, you have to be disciplined and being ‘disciplined’ is being able to adhere to whatever rules are given and you gotta abide by the rules. So that’s been disappointing. But when I talk to him, he’s either gonna learn the rules and learn to abide by things with the big boys or he’s gonna really quick learn a geograph ...

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