Spurs player sometimes doesn't practice because he might hurt someone

Kawhi confirmed what we've long suspected: BAYNES is sometimes held out of practice to avoid inadvertently hurting anyone.

— Dan McCarney (@danmccarneysaen) November 24, 2014

I'm trying to imagine how that conversation went.

GREGG POPOVICH: Listen, Aron, you're great. You really are. I love the work you're doing this year.

ARON BAYNES: Wow, thanks Coach!

POP: Yeah, yeah. Anyway, I need to ask you a favor. I need you to sit over there instead of practicing today.

BAYNES: (Gives quizzical look).

POP: Look, I know, it's weird. But even though you're great, you have ... you know, loose elbows. You're ... some people would call it "tough," others would call it "dirty." You know. That's great when we're you're Dwight Howard, but not when you're playing Tim Duncan. So -- and I know this is weird -- I'm going to have to bench you.

BAYNES: Wow, OK, if you say so. If I knew it was this easy to skip practice, I'd have hurt far more people over the years.

POP: Don't get any ideas.

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