After being glued to the bench for much of last season, Evan Fournier has absolutely unleashed on the Knicks and head coach Tom Thibodeau.
In an interview with French outlet L’Equipe, Fournier didn’t hold back.
“You want to spit on everyone, you have hatred,” he told L’Equipe, in a translation published by BasketNews. “…Derrick Rose and I looked at each other and said to each other: ‘What the hell are we doing here?’ During the five-on-five practice, we were on the side like some prospects.
“…I would be very surprised to be a Knick next year. They pay me 18 million, they have no interest in keeping me.
“…If I stayed, it would be a disaster basketball-wise for my career. I can manage a year without playing. Two… that would be terrible.
“…If you want to trade me with a good return, why didn’t you use me? I was coming out of a season where I was the fourth-best 3-point shooter in the league. Why not take advantage of it? Now they won’t get anything interesting and that’s normal because I couldn’t show anything [on the court].”
Fournier even threw in an incredible Dragon Ball Z analogy for good measure.
“Do you know Dragon Ball Z? When the hero Goku finds himself on planet Namek, injured, in a regeneration capsule? I had this image in my head all year, every practice,” he said.
Fournier will at least get the chance to get back on the court with France at the FIBA World Cup next month.
He has long been a standout in FIBA basketball and was named in the tournament’s All-Star Five in 2019.
