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Deandre Ayton Only Sleeps Two Hours A Night Due To His Video Game Addiction 

Deandre Ayton has established himself as one of the most promising young talents in today’s NBA. Last season, Ayton played a critical role in Suns’ rise to the NBA Finals and averaged 15.8 points, 11.8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game throughout the NBA playoffs.

This season, Anton even averaged 17.2 points per game, and helped the Suns clinch their best record in franchise history.

Ayton has continued to draw a lot of praise and comparisons from fans and people around the association. But in the Suns Game 7 blowout, Ayton was one of the most questionable figures.

In this do-or-die game, Ayton only played 17 minutes, finishing with five points, four rebounds and two assists. Why? Well head coach Monty Williams described it as an “internal” decision.

Williams and Ayton haven’t talked since, and the young big man, who’s a restricted free agent in this coming offseason doesn’t feel appreciated. There’s rumors that he’s on the radar of plenty of teams, with some apparently willing to give him a max contract.

No matter where he ends up, Ayton may need to work on his professionalism – on and off the court.

According to a report by ESPN, Ayton typically wakes up around 6 a.m. after only getting about two hours of sleep.

The reason for this unhealthy sleeping pattern? His addiction to video games.

Ayton typically wakes up around 6 a.m. after only getting about two hours of sleep. There’s time for a quick round of gaming after eating breakfast, then he’s off to practice. Then it’s back home to finish talking trash and practicing moves on the virtual court. On game days, Ayton is focused, but that schedule still includes time for video games

“I got brothers in the UK. I got family in Jamaica and the Bahamas. During that game, we talk our smack. Whoever we just beat up on, we talk about it and laugh about it. I ain’t going to bed until 4 or 5 a.m. That’s how serious it gets.”