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The Waiting Game: For NBA coaches, that's the new schedule

MIAMI — Orlando's Steve Clifford figures he's like every other NBA coach right now: Wake up, go to whatever now serves as the office, study his own team, maybe think about possible opponents, and resume planning.

Of course, nobody knows what they're planning for — or when these plans will get used.

A stoppage in play doesn't mean vacation time has arrived for NBA coaches, especially those like Clifford in position to take their teams to the postseason — assuming this pandemic-interrupted season is able to resume. They're all spending more time at home, not able to run practices, but none seem to be sitting idly either.