Wizney World Blog: The first gameday experience

Orlando, FL - JULY 22: Ish Smith #14 of the Washington Wizards passes the ball during a scrimmage against the Denver Nuggets on July 22, 2020 at The Arena at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Florida.By Zach Rosen | @ZacharySRosen

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Good evening,

Today was quite something.

Let me start by saying this: it was beyond incredible to watch live basketball in person today. Yes, it was just a meaningless scrimmage game. But wow, it was therapeutic.

I left the team hotel at 12:15 P.M. along with assistant equipment manager Dave Avery, head athletic trainer Jeff Bangs, and our NBA liaison Daniel Feinberg. Dave had to set up the locker room, while Jeff had to get the training room…