Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer benched starting forward Taurean Prince for the second half of his team’s loss at the Heat on Tuesday.
“Just a coach’s decision,” Budenhozler said in his postgame interview on Fox Sports Southeast.
The Hawks had just eight healthy players available for the game because of injuries and G League assignments. In addition to benching Prince, Bundeholzer didn’t play forward Antonius Cleveland at all.
Those decisions left the Hawks with a seven-man rotation in the second half. The Hawks faded to a 101-98 loss when the Heat scored the game’s final 11 points.
It’s the second time this season that Budenholzer benched Prince. The coach didn’t play Prince for the second half of a loss at the Pacers on March 9. His explanation also was the same: “Just a coach’s decision.”
