It has now been nearly four months since the Los Angeles Lakers last played a game of basketball, which came in the form of a loss to the Brooklyn Nets on March 10.
Since then, while the NBA has been on hiatus during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Lakers have very much stayed in touch. Veteran journeyman Jared Dudley has largely been credited for leading the way.
“It was the group chat, just because the millennials now are text messaging everyone,” he said of keeping communication alive over the past few months. “That’s why I got Instagram, so I could keep in contact and see what everyone is doing.