It’s not just Twitch, where we can see our fair share of drama every day. More times than often, it may come from the eSports industry too. Controversies and dramas in the eSports industry are becoming quite common these days. A few weeks back, there was a huge drama between FaZe Rain and Grace Van Dien which is still fresh in the community’s memories. However, another drama has surfaced quite recently, where the Valorant Pro team, Sentinels, has removed Sick from their active roster.
Hunter “Sick” Mims is a 24-year-old American professional Valorant player. He has won numerous tournaments with Sentinels, including the First Strike North America Championship and the VCT Masters 2: Reykjavík. However, the star player’s recent behavior and antics, which date back to March, have been quite erratic. And some outright illegal too. Since his first arrest on March 4, 2023, which was on account of illegal trespassing into a Ferrari dealership in Texas, his behavior, both in real life and on social media, has been quite unstable.
During Sick’s first arrest in March, authorities jailed him for 11 days, and Sentinels suspended the player internally. Sentinels signed Jimmy ‘Marved‘ Nguyen, a former Optic player, as Sick’s substitute. After Sick’s first arrest, things would’ve slowly healed, but the player’s behavior on social media and another arrest in May (which he got out of the next day) led to the situation deteriorating further. Twitch banned Sick right after his second arrest, but only for a week.
Sentinels remove Sick from their roster in the Global Contract Database
(credits: Win.gg)On June 1, 2023, Sick apologized in a Twitter post. He expressed regret over his past actions and said he’s seeking therapy. However, just recently, Sentinels removed Sick from their roster in the Global Contract Database. He was still registered in the Global Contract Database during all this drama. And with the removal of his name from the database, Sentinels have made it clear that Sick is no longer part of their roster. The team took this decision just before the Americas Last Chance Qualifiers. The new entry in the database is of the team’s assistant coach Drew “DrewSpark” Spark-Whitworth, as a player.
Although Sentinels or Sick has yet to confirm this removal officially. Moving forward, it seems like Sick will be working as a streamer under the Org’s brand name, just like Jared ‘Zombs’ Gitlin, his former teammate.
There still hasn’t been an official confirmation yet. However, according to the database, the team has already zeroed in on a replacement for Sick, so it seems very unlikely for the player to be back on the roster until and unless he receives clinical treatment. Sick is an amazing player with a lot of potentials, so fans wish for the player to be back in perfect mental health soon.
