Disembarking from the Magic at the time of the trade deadline, Evan Fournier saw a complicated start to his adventure in Boston. Quickly contaminated by COVID, the French rear is still suffering from the effects of the virus, which prevents it from playing at 100% of its capacities.
Remember this wonderful trade deadline that we experienced together at the end of March. We commented in particular on the exchange that sent Evan Fournier to the Celtics side against two second rounds of Draft. Goodbye Orlando, Vavane finally had a chance to star in his Conference, all within a legendary franchise. On paper, the fit is superb but unfortunately for our French team, the beginnings were more complicated … Blocked under the health protocol and then contaminated by the virus, he will be forced to remain in isolation and will miss eleven of the twenty-one games of his team. To facilitate integration and work on automation, we’ve seen better! Back for six meetings, the rear has apparently not regained all his abilities. One might have thought of a lack of logical rhythm after his absence but it turns out that the problem is deeper: the player is still feeling the effects of the virus! Asked by Rachel Nichols d’ESPN, Evan explained all the difficulty encountered to get back on the floors when he still has to manage the impact of the disease on his body.
“I felt really weird, to be honest. I felt like I had a concussion. I feel a little better, but I feel like everything is still going too fast for me. Sometimes I have trouble concentrating and my depth perception is pretty bad right now. ” […]
“The timing is just unfortunate. People don’t really know my game here. For the first time in my career, I have the chance to have a good run in the Playoffs. Finally, within a great team. Having COVID and feeling like that is heartbreaking to be honest. “
It is true that the timing is particularly bad for Evan Fournier. Stuck between a limp stomach and eighth place for years, he finally had a chance to play in a competitive squad with caliber players around him. At the moment, he cannot take advantage of it. We now understand much better his difficulties on the last meetings and in particular at the level of his address. He nevertheless rectified the point with a superb performance against Portland in the last game. (21 points, 5 rebounds, 2 interceptions at 80% shooting and 5/7 from the parking lot). The sign that things are getting better for him? One can only hope. Boston will need his production to qualify for the Playoffs and turn the odds that put the Celtics away from the main contenders. This is all the more true when we know that Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown left with injury in the last game and that Kemba Walker is squatting in the infirmary at the moment.
Evan Fournier is back on his first steps with the Celtics and, unfortunately, the fate has not been very favorable to him. Still diminished by this damn virus, Vavane is now trying to reverse the trend to show his best face on the pitch. To see him break the house, we are just asking that.
Text source: ESPN
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