Whenever we talk about bullying, we always think that those who suffer the most are children, adolescents or communities. But what if I told you that an NBA player has been bullied by his own coach and teammates. Yes, although it sounds incredible, there is a NBA coach who wanted all his players to have an iPhone.
Jason Kid, former coach of the Milwaukee Bucks (current NBA champions), who humiliated one of his players for being the only one to use an Android mobile and not an iPhone. What does sport have to do with the brand of the mobile you own? We don’t know, but we’ll tell you all the details of what happened.
Former NBA Milwaukee Bucks coach embarrassed player for being the only player on the list without an iPhone
Thanks to recent NBA Finals MVP book (Giannis Antetokounmpo): Giannis The Improbable Rise of an NBA MVP, we learned that his former coach Jason Kid had humiliated one of his teammates (Thon Maker) for being the only one without an iPhone.
The book explains that the coach felt that the player’s poor performance was due to the fact that he had an Android mobile and he wasn’t 100% invested in the team. But he not only berated and humiliated him in front of all his teammates, but he also made the whole team support him in his speech.
The discomfort has been reduced, since the fact that Thon Maker had an Android and not an iPhone make the bubble color in iMessage chat only green and not blue. As a result, he punished the whole team and sent him out for physical training.
In iPadízate we find it incredible that this guy’s abuse and humiliation reaches levels like the NBA. Yes you want to know more about iMessage You can take a look at everything you need to know about iMessage, the iPhone messaging app, as it will surely help you.