NBL superstar Bryce Cotton has thanked Adelaide 36ers assistant coach Kerry Williams for his support during highly emotional scenes on Wednesday night.

Cotton was scoreless early and then appeared proppy later in the Sixers’ 97-85 loss to Illawarra, with club staff reporting he was experiencing nausea.

But he was also seen wiping away tears before hinting much more personal troubles were affecting him.

“I was dealing with a lot. I was able to channel my energy and focus on staying in the games and giving it all I got,” Cotton told SEN.

“Last thing I wanted to do, despite what I was going through is come out (of the game) and we end up losing. That would have really bothered me.

“If we were going to strike out, I wanted to strike out swinging at least.

“(I believe) no matter the thing

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