Jimmy Butler doesn’t plan on letting his teammates fall out basketball shape during the coronavirus pandemic.
Heat Guard Jimmy Butler is sending basketball hoops to his teammates during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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With reports that many players around the NBA have been unable to stay in basketball shape during quarantine, Butler is ensuring that isn’t the case for his teammates.
“Two days ago I received a big box, I opened it and it was a basketball hoop from Jimmy,” Goran Dragic said Sunday on Instagram Live. “My first hoop that I have] is for kids. So basically, it was not a real hoop for me. Yesterday Saturday] I was putting together all these pieces and finally I made it. I already shot some shots to take advantage that. Jimmy, thank you brother. I appreciate it.”
The league has still not set a return date for the 2019-20 season. Reports have surfaced that trainers expect players will need at least 30 days practice before the playfs could begin.
Friday, Commissioner Adam Silver gave his latest update on the future the season, saying he’s “not ready to set a date how long we can wait before we can no longer continue the season. Everything is on the table, including potentially delaying the start next season. We are not in position to make any decisions about the status this season] and it’s unclear when we will be. We still don’t have enough information to make a decision.”
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