Professional athletes love spending time around one another, no matter the sport they play. However, it appears Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane had himself a bit too much fun at the NBA All-Star game in Toronto on Sunday night.
That’s because he apparently was late to a call for practice and eventually missed the entire thing. According to reports, Kane missed practice after getting home late from the All-Star Game right across the border at the Air Canada Centre.
Evander Kane was at the NBA all-star game yesterday and he called Sabres to say he won't be at practice today. Kane will not play tomorrow.
— Scott Swenson (@ScottSwenson4) February 15, 2016
Oops.
Coach Bylsma: Evander Kane missed practice. Broke a team rule. We will be dealing with it internally.
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) February 15, 2016
The Sabres will take on the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night, but Kane and his 16 goals and eight assists won’t be in the lineup.
It’s a blow to Buffalo, who are sitting near the bottom of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference on 52 points, 12 points back of a Wild Card spot.
This is just the latest incident in a long line for Kane, who has been no stranger to controversy during his NHL career. The 24-year old, who was acquired by the Sabres from the Winnipeg Jets just over a year ago, was involved in a sexual offense investigation near the end of last year, admitted to demanding a trade every year while in Winnipeg, and whined about the NHL playoffs, among other controversial, attention-grabbing incidents during his brief career.
[TSN]
