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https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10097449-inside-la-clippers-growing-pains-getting-superstars-to-sacrifice-harden-on-critics

With the acquisition of Harden, Lue explained to Hyland that he would not be in the rotation for the foreseeable future to allow the organization time to see what they have in other lineups. Hyland was given a timeframe of a five-to-six-game window, sources say.

"He communicated with me, and that's all you can ask for. It can be frustrating, but I'm just going to stay ready," Hyland told B/R. "Of course, I want to play, but I just try to keep things in perspective. I've experienced worse. I've faced death situations, so this is something I can handle."

Bones requested a trade from a championship team just to get benched by a sub .500 squad. That's rouuuugh