Ever since the NBA’s hiatus began nearly one month ago, Clippers coach Doc Rivers begins his day with a list of players to call. Most days, either before or after he plays the virtual golf simulator in his house, he will check in with three or four.
It’s easy for the conversations to devolve into how things have changed since the novel coronavirus shut down the NBA on March 11 and, soon after, sports around the world. Everything has changed. Clippers players are working out at home, with the equivalent of home gyms shipped to them by the team’s training staff, who have convened workouts via video with up to 10 players at a time.