ORLANDO, FLA.—In a reflective moment before an important playoff game, Serge Ibaka contemplates one of the craziest and most difficult seasons of his career.
He has been a part-time starter, then a full-time starter and now a permanent backup with the Raptors, trying to adapt to the different circumstances while coming up with one of the best seasons of his career.
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It hasn’t been easy. It hasn’t been enjoyable.
“Mentally, it was not easy because it was not something I was prepared for,” Ibaka said before the Raptors went through their final preparations for Game 3 of their best-of-seven series with the Orlando Magic on Friday night.