During the second quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' contest with the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday, Deandre Ayton showed a lack of hustle and effort that led to JJ Redick immediately benching him. After a missed Pelicans free throw, Ayton didn't make an effort to contest the rebound and allowed it to go to Yves Missi.
From there, Missi threw the ball to a cutting Trey Murphy, who swooped in for the layup. The whole time this was going on, Ayton was mostly stationary, not moving his feet or looking to make something happen defensively. Redick's action to bench him right away was 100% justified, and this moment represented exactly why some Lakers fans were terrified of Ayton the moment he joined the team.