The international tricolor, who joined the Detroit Pistons on February 8, was not thanked by Knicks fans for his three seasons spent in New York. Plastered by his coach Tom Thibodeau, the Frenchman was transferred to the Detroit Pistons, last in the Eastern Conference, just before the NBA trade deadline.
Back in New York, where his time in the Big Apple did not live up to expectations, the 31-year-old French international was whistled by his former audience. What surprised Quentin Grimes, his former teammate: “I was surprised. Evan was my veteran, he taught me a lot of things. When he was benched, he was one of the guys who supported me the most during my rookie year. My whole second season, he told me what to do because he was in my shoes. It wasn’t nice to see that from the fans, he did a lot for this team. When I was there, he was always on time, always professional, but it’s Knicks fans, that’s how it happens,” said the American guard, according to comments reported by New York Daily News.