There were whispers of a poor work ethic at the start, but Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge defended Young, saying, “James has made strides. He’s better today than he was two years ago.”
Still, there are some who question just how important basketball is to him, and, unfortunately, this is not an unheard of situation among certain young players in this league.
In a conversation not related to Young, Ainge discussed the issue of players failing to seize the opportunity...
So... "there were whispers", and "there are some who question just how important basketball is to him". That's it? As far as James Young is concerned, the article is completely empty, unless you count what amounts to vague, unattributed gossip.
As journalism, this is scurrilous, an assassination piece.