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    Why the pandemic has virtually killed practices in the NBA

    The black mask covering Clippers coach Tyronn Lue’s mouth jumped as his eyes opened wide, the question so ridiculous and the answer so obvious that he couldn’t keep himself from cracking up. “How different are the practices you participated in as a first-year player in Los Angeles from the ones you’re running now in your first year as Clippers coach?” the reporter asked. “You trying to get me ...
    by Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times Mar 17, 2021 5 minutes

    The black mask covering Clippers coach Tyronn Lue’s mouth jumped as his eyes opened wide, the question so ridiculous and the answer so obvious that he couldn’t keep himself from cracking up.

    “How different are the practices you participated in as a first-year player in Los Angeles from the ones you’re running now in your first year as Clippers coach?” the reporter asked.

    “You trying to get me in trouble?” Lue asked while laughing and repeating himself with a little more emphasis. “You trying to get me in trouble, man?”

    He laughed because the answer is no secret. Phoenix guard Chris Paul laughed when asked the same thing. Clippers star Paul George too. Times have changed.

    Say the word “practice” to an NBA player, coach or executive in 2021 and you’ll either get a chuckle or an Allen Iverson impression. If leaguewide trends had not already devalued the thing

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