“He told me he wasn’t playing me because he said I didn’t play hard,” said Brown. “I said ‘what do you mean, I’ve been cooking everybody.’ And he told me you’re only going to be in the league for three years because you don’t play hard. And instantly I was emotional. I was 17 years old. I was like, ‘what do you mean? I’m the best player here. I’m cooking everybody.’ I was so mad I was crying. But I think Billy Donovan had a big impact on my drive for sure. I’m in the NBA now, and hopefully I have a couple more years now to go, so we’ll see.”