But it’s well-known that the Kings had a toxic culture for years. And that, combined with the venemous world of social media, didn’t make the early years easy for him. “It was difficult, man,” McLemore told The Athletic. “Especially coming in the league young and dealing with a lot of adversity. Ups and downs, trying to better myself and figure out ways to fix it and be at the right place, right time mentally. As I got older and matured, being around veterans and more experienced guys, getting advice from them, being a part of this new organization (helped); the guys like James (Harden), Russ (Westbrook), Tyson (Chandler), EG (Eric Gordon), Tuck (P.J. Tucker) — guys like that who have been in the game for a while and have dealt with adversity and know how to deal with it.”