Jaren Jackson Jr: We made them at a very high point in our careers, with a lot of eyes on us. And when we were still just learning how to grow up as men. You gotta understand, there were things we had to deal with in our private lives — taking care of our families, some of us raising kids and these kinds of things. I’m not afraid to admit that it weighed on us at times. I know people said we needed to be more professional to get over that hump — I’ll be honest, I don’t necessarily agree with that. Professionalism comes from how you prepare, and behind the scenes, we were an Xs and Os team. We practiced hard and worked out even harder. There’s just no way anyone worked harder than us. But in the end, I guess it just wasn’t enough.
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