Thunder forward Darius Bazley was handed a rollercoaster of a rookie season.
Before turning 20 years old in June, he had experienced the highs of eight NBA starting lineup appearances and the lows of missing 11 games due to a bone bruise in his right knee. Now, as he and his teammates look to play out the remainder of their season inside the NBA’s bubble in Orlando, he can add ‘unprecedented global pandemic’ to that list.
While the abrupt twists and turns of the 2019-20 NBA season would be enough to cause whiplash for even the most seasoned veterans, Bazley has approached it all with his usual cheerful exuberance.