Reggie Jackson was sold to the Los Clippers on February 20. Within 19 days, the world was turned upside down by COVID-19 and basketball was postponed.
It was such a short notice that Jackson still lived in a hotel room – he stayed in that hotel room throughout the quarantine. Although the practice facilities are closed, some players had the opportunity to play basketball in their homes, Jackson did not.
“Fortunately, the hotel I was in, nobody was allowed to be on the floors below me,” said Jackson. “Sometimes I found myself dribbling, knowing that I didn’t have other people occupying rooms near me. Shooting was difficult.”
Due to the nature of his situation, Jackson had to rely on unique measures. He had to rely on one of his best friends, Paul George. George had a second home in Los Angeles that contained a basketball court, so Jackson would have played in the unused house.
“I had a teammate in Paul George who had a second home in Los Angeles, apparently he wasn’t,” said Jackson. “I would worry him about going up there and being able to just shoot at an outdoor pitch sometimes. It was my way of working on basketball. Of course, it’s not regulation or anything, but just to maintain sanity. Those I was a some of my training. “
According to the rules on the card, NBA players were not allowed to engage in basketball during the quarantine. As everyone now knows, there is no way for all players to follow this rule. There are rumors about teams playing in secret buildings, playing with each other in their homes and other conspiracies that we haven’t heard of yet.
At the end of the season, there will certainly be some interesting stories about how players played basketball during the quarantine.
