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        <title><![CDATA[The NBA’s first workout since coronavirus was very ‘weird’]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The new normal at NBA practice facilities began Friday, featuring temperature checks at the door, latex gloves and an outfit in a bag.</p><p>The Cavaliers were among the first teams to open back up for voluntary workouts after the league was suspended March 11 because of the coronavirus pandemic.</p><p>Four players &#8212; Kevin Love, Larry Nance Jr., Cedi Osman and Ante Zizic &#8212; went to the facility, where they were met with plenty of new precautions as they took the first step back after nearly two months off.</p><p>&#8220;I feel like anybody who needs an escape or in everyday life is looking for any type of normalcy back doing something they love,&#8221; <strong>Love told ESPN</strong>. &#8220;For me, I played 25-ish years of organized basketball and this is the longest I&#8217;ve ever gone without touching [a basketball]. And it&#8217;s something I really, really enjoy doing.</p><p>&#8220;So for me, it definitely was a big dopamine hit, and it just felt great to get in there and sweat outside of doing my workouts at home or getting on a treadmill. Going out there and having some sense of normalcy and getting on the court and actually shooting was pretty uplifting.&#8221;</p><p>The Portland Trail Blazers also reopened their facility, as states all over country are in the process of loosening social distancing restrictions. But it remains unclear when &#8212; and how &#8212; <strong>the NBA and other professional sports leagues will resume games.</strong></p><figure id="attachment_15634690"  class="wp-caption alignleft"><strong><noscript><img data- data-src="/uploads/2020/05/kevin-love-in-early-march-before-the-nba-shut-down-due-to-coronavirus..jpg" class="lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" /><noscript><img  data-src="/uploads/2020/05/kevin-love-in-early-march-before-the-nba-shut-down-due-to-coronavirus..jpg" /></noscript></noscript><img class="lazyload" src='data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%20210%20140%22%3E%3C/svg%3E' data- data-src="/uploads/2020/05/kevin-love-in-early-march-before-the-nba-shut-down-due-to-coronavirus..jpg" /></strong><figcaption class="wp-caption-text"><span>Kevin Love in early March, before the NBA shut down due to coronavirus.</span><span class="credit">NBAE via Getty Images</span></figcaption></figure><p>Before Love could get into Cleveland Clinic Courts, he had to go through a screening, in which he was asked questions and his temperature was taken and logged, according to the report. If he had a fever, he would not have been allowed in.</p><p>&#8220;How we&#8217;re feeling, if anybody has been sick in the house, if we&#8217;ve been sick, if we&#8217;ve basically adhered to all the guidelines that are put in place, not only by the NBA but state to state,&#8221; Love said of the screening questions.</p><p>After he got into the facility, Love was given a bag of practice gear to change into. Each player had two basketballs and his own hoop to shoot on, with a designated assistant coach &#8212; decked out in a mask and latex gloves &#8212; on each half court to rebound and pass the ball to the player.</p><p>Players also each had a table nearby with disinfectants, snacks, towels and water.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s just going to change the way &#8212; at least for the foreseeable future &#8212; of not only how we interact but how we live in our daily lives. So for me, was it weird? Yeah,&#8221; Love said. &#8220;I had [Cavs assistant coach] Dan Geriot at my basket and having him rebound and pass me the ball with a mask and gloves on. It&#8217;s just odd. It&#8217;s just weird.&#8221;</p>]]></content:encoded>
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