Asterisk championship? Don’t tell Giannis Antetokounmpo.
“It's going to be the toughest championship you could ever win,” Antetokounmpo said.
A less meaningful trophy? Brad Stevens is having none of it.
“Whoever wins,” Stevens said, “is going to really earn it.”
In recent days, as players have reported for mandatory workouts (and the mandatory media sessions that come with them), a feeling of normalcy has returned. Steven Adams, farm-bound in New Zealand during the pandemic, joked his training including boxing out cows. Anthony Davis revealed he was now a dominant player at Call of Duty and NBA2K.