“Dude makin $100 mill and sleeping on an air mattress??”: Fans react on social media after Deandre Ayton makes bizarre claim about reason behind early season struggles

Fans on social media reacted after recent comments made by the Portland Trail Blazers centre Deandre Ayton.

The 25-year-old struggled for the franchise in the early part of the season but has managed to produce some impressive performances in the recent past.

While talking about his early struggles, Ayton stated that one of the reasons why he could not deliver as per the expectations was because he was not getting proper sleep as he was sleeping on an air mattress.

"My body wasn’t just my body. People forget the humane difference of me adjusting to everything,” he said. “That included something as routine as getting proper sleep, just being comfortable in waking up. I didn’t have a bed for quite some time. I was on an air mattress, just trying to figure this out.”

Those comments did not go down well with the fans on social media who refused to buy that argument. One fan went on to write: “Dude makin $100 mill and sleeping on an air mattress??”

Ayton has contributed 15.9 points per game this season which is the joint third-best by a Blazers player in the ongoing campaign. To go with that, he has also contributed 11.2 rebounds which is the best by any Blazers player this season.