As he prepared for basketball season in previous summers, E’Twaun Moore often viewed techniques like Pilates and yoga with a measure of skepticism. Like many young players, he barely needed to stretch before playing hours and hours of pickup hoops. Why go through a lengthy regimen of preparation, when you can just walk out onto the court and start playing?
Entering his seventh year in the NBA and now 28 years old, however, Moore has changed his mindset significantly. The Indiana native and former Purdue University star realizes that flexibility and stretching techniques are paramount in preparation for the long 82-game NBA season.