Orlando • After playing nearly 900 games over 13 NBA seasons, Mike Conley doesn’t get nervous on the basketball court. Watching his team on TV, though, is a different story.
“I’m like a super fan,” he said.
So as the veteran point guard tuned in for Game 1 of the Utah Jazz’s first-round playoff series from his home in Ohio, he was anxious and sweating. Watching Game 2 while quarantining in his hotel room, Conley shouted at his television.
“I’m yelling at the guys on the screen,” he said. “I’m texting the guys during the game even though I know they’re not able to respond.