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Locker Room Fallout: Jaden's Passion or the Beginning of the End?

Before a single car hit the pitch tonight, all eyes turned to Jaden, the Pacers’ vocal veteran, after a heated pregame interview where he laid it all on the line:

Jaden: "Man, I don’t care about any of that. Mentality has changed. I wanna go back to the finals — it’s why I came here."

A bold, emotional declaration from a player who’s carried championship expectations on his back all season. But rather than rally the troops, his words ignited a firestorm.

Shortly after the interview, Verdant, Jaden’s own teammate and breakout star, responded in kind:

Verdant: "If that’s how he feels, let him feel that way. Futura doesn’t need that energy. We’re here to win, but that isn’t the only goal. He surely lost my trust as a teammate."