Welcome to the bubble.
After a week of one-to-one exercises and two more days of being quarantined in their rooms in Disney World’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, the Nets were finally able to step out on Thursday for a full test at the Wide World of Sports.
“It was nice to be on the floor again; it was the most exciting thing, ”said interim technician Jacque Vaughn during a Zoom call. “We have some conditioning underneath us; it didn’t go too hard. After the quarantine we wanted to get the kids to run up and down a bit, to feel the ball again, to play with each other again. Excited to be back on the ground and more than one to one and one zero workouts. “
With the coronavirus pandemic still going on – and almost out of control in Florida as the NBA prepares for a reboot later this month – things are far from normal. But their first full team test since the NBA was discontinued on March 11th is the closest they have come.
“We followed the strategy that we will complete, we will not complain. The next day, “Vaughn said.” I created a routine, and that’s a big part of our kids who create a routine to feel safe and secure. “
Part of that routine for Vaughn was FaceTiming with his family, making Zoom calls with coaches, front office staff and performance teams. He also had some downturns and enjoyed the balcony and the Florida weather.
“It was a little strange, obviously a bit like being locked up in the hotel room,” said Caris LeVert. “But it was nice to go out to the gym, be able to run a little, get some sweat. But it’s a different experience for everyone, so we’re going to take it day after day.”
Joe Harris said the players were tested on arrival, informed as soon as they entered the hotel and promptly quarantined. But they were still kept busy.
“We organized several sessions for us: zoom, yoga, corrective exercises, different stretching and mobility exercises to keep us worried during the day [Wednesday]”Said Harris.
“Then [Thursday] in the morning, keeping you so busy with different things. We left our rooms and practically started the day with a normal rehearsal day, the same similar format and then we just finished our rehearsal space. “
Kevin Durant can’t stay out of trouble on social media. Another reckless Instagram as the star of the nets in hot water has.
Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson started the firestorm by sharing anti-Semitic quotes on Instagram that he attributed to Adolf Hitler, saying that Jews will “blackmail America” for their “plan for world domination”. He praised the nation’s leader of Islam Louis Farrakhan, anchored in an anti-Semitic by the Anti-defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Durant liked a Jackson post that compliments Farrakhan after his July 4 speech, in which he tore up Jews and said black people should not take a coronavirus vaccine because Bill Gates and Dr. Anthony Fauci are trying to “depopulate the Earth”.
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