ORLANDO – In the minutes prior to the Orlando Magic’s final practice before Wednesday night’s regular-season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers, head coach Steve Clifford started into a story about Kenyan runner Elidu Kipchoge, who recently became the first person to complete a marathon in less than two hours.
Understandably, Magic players had to be confused and wondering how Clifford was going to tie in Kipchoge’s remarkable feat of running 26.2 miles in one hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds into prepping for the first of 82 NBA games.
Soon, Clifford revealed the method to his madness.