2月12日讯 名记Haynes消息，小佩顿的经纪人阿隆-古德温对他透露：“我的客户在波特兰时期从未为了登场比赛而注射止痛针（my client never took Toradol shots to be available for games during his time in Portland.）。”

此前，名记Shams报道，小佩顿在开拓者有带着疼痛进行比赛（had been playing through pain in Portland），并且，开拓者医疗组有让小佩顿撑过去，并给他打止痛针（Blazers training staff had been pushing him to gut through it, giving him Toradol shots. ）。