Los Angeles Lakers vice president of basketball Rob Pelinka is among many executives who decided to join their team in the Walt Disney World bubble.
And while the setting can — at times — sound like a relaxing vacation, Pelinka sees it as hard work to ensure his team is ready to go for their march through the Playoffs. This mindset has paid off so far, as the Lakers quickly clinched the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed and now are awaiting their second-round opponent.
Pelinka recently described the daily schedule of his time in the bubble, explaining that contrary to what might be popular belief, it’s actually been the busiest part of his tenure as Lakers GM, via Spectrum SportsNet:
“Friends and family seem to think we’re just in our room with tons of time to watch Netflix.