Many people, especially girls, probably enjoyed Chandler Parsons' Instagram shirtless post but that photo was actually meant to dazzle. Speculations say it is something that the Dallas Mavericks small forward posted in response to his coach's comment that his body is out of playing condition.
"He looked tired out there tonight to me, and his shot is short," Carlisle said in their training camp. "He's working on losing some weight. He's a little bit heavier than he's been. He's up over 230, and we want to see him get down to at least 225. That's a work in progress, and tonight's one of those nights where I think the extra weight was a hindrance."
"I don't mean to call him out in public or ridicule him, but it's just a fact. He's an important guy for us. We just need him to get to his right conditioning and weight level so he can play his best because we're going to need him to play a lot of minutes over the course of 82 games."
Chandler Parson might have not taken those comments lightly and so, the Instagram post with an emoji asking 'any questions?'.
After around 24 hours since Chandler Parsons Instagram Shirtless Post, Carlisle backtracked his comments saying it was wrong to single out Parsons.
"It was unfair and inappropriate to single out Chandler Parsons after the game Friday night," Carlisle wrote in a statement issued Sunday afternoon.
"I have apologized to him and the entire team for this error in judgment. Not only is Chandler Parsons one of our best players, he is also one of our hardest working players and the kind of high character person we strive to bring to our city and franchise.
"I also made it clear to our players and staff this morning that this type of bad example is not acceptable and beneath the dignity of a championship organization like the Dallas Mavericks."
