Shane Battier Has an Unpopular Opinion on Zayn's Decision to Leave One Direction

Former NBA player Shane Battier thinks Zain from One Direction should "follow his heart."

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When you retire from the NBA, there's undoubtedly a lot of free time available. There's no more insane travel schedule, bothersome practices, or any of the behind-the-scenes action that the TV cameras don't show. What does a retired NBA athlete do with that time in 2015? Twitter Q&As, of course!

Retired forward Shane Battier took questions on Twitter today and, of course, someone asked him about Zayn Malik leaving One Direction, because why not? And strangely enough, Battier actually answered it:

Life lessons via Shane Battier. I'm going to print out this tweet and send it to my future children.

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