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He made it through that freshman year with ease, made it through the two days of in-room Disney quarantine as well, and now the longest-tenured and oldest active coach in the league is free to roam within the NBA bubble in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
That doesnt mean he didnt have reservations about being part of the NBA restart, given the ongoing issues of racial strife, social inequality and the coronavirus pandemic.
If youre thinking person, youre going to look at all sides of a situation, Popovich said.
And, especially being 71 years old, I thought, Is this where I want to spend a lot of my time, doing this, under these circumstances?
The answer was yes, and Popovich was running his first practice in more than four months Saturday as the Spurs began getting ready for a playoff push.
When the season resumes July 30, San Antonio will be 12th in the Western Conference only a half-game from ninth, where the Spurs would have to be and within four games of the No. 8 spot to force their way into a play-in series.
I honestly do believe its not just being a loyal soldier of the NBA, Ive done my share of criticising here and there when I thought it was necessary I dont know where else you would be as safe as we are right now,” Popovich said.
LeBron James completely agrees with that sentiment.
Like the Spurs, the Los Angeles Lakers the West leaders, with James leading the way back into title contention after six consecutive years of not even making the playoffs took to the Disney practice courts for the first time Saturday. And James said the notion of not being part of the restart ‘never crossed my mind.
This beautiful game of basketball, that brings so many people together, that brings happiness, that brings joy to the households, to so many families … I’m happy to be a part of the biggest sports in the world,” James said. And Im happy to have a platform where not only people will gain joy from the way I play the game, from the way our team plays the game, but also from what Im able to do off the floor as well.”
And on the health standpoint, James, like Popovich, raved about what NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and many others teamed together to make happen at Disney.
They took all precautionary reasons, measures to make sure that we as a league are as safe as we can be,” James said.
Obviously, in anything that you do, there can be things that could happen, but we will cross that line if it happens.”
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