Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot: 'I don't like Messina' / News - Basketnews.com

LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne's forward Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot reflected on his season with EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, having negative opinions to share about both the club and its coach, Ettore Messina.

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An off-season signing for LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot is one of the key players of the team in his second EuroLeague season.

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Before arriving in ASVEL, the French player intended to fill the gap left by Shavon Shields' injury in EA7 Emporio Armani Milan last year. Ultimately, the team and the player parted ways at the end of the 2022-23 season.

In an interview Luwawu-Cabarrot gave to L'Equipe, the player had very negative opinions to give out about the club.

"It’s a team that I don’t like," the French forward started sternly. "I don't like the coach. He's not a good person, in my opinion. His name evokes respect; he's had a great career. It was a disappointment," Luwawu-Cabarrot expressed dismay.

"I don't know if his recipe still works, even if the results have shown something for two years," he said. "I did not understand the way in which I was put aside, without explanation, without communication, when we always had a dialogue despite disagreements.

I didn't appreciate hearing that he had said negative things about me this summer [to other teams]," Luwawu-Cabarrot stated, claiming that Messina spoke negatively about him.

Luwawu-Cabarrot is not the only player who expressed dissatisfaction with Messina's style of communication. Very recently, it was Shabazz Napier who criticized the Italian coach for remarks made to a newspaper, though Messina later denied these remarks.

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