The Raptors returned to the court together for the first time in four months Saturday, another important 'jumping off point' as the club gets ready to defend its title. (michaelgrange)
have got all that down. Practice makes perfect.
Saturday was their first practice in preparation for the resumption of the regular season with their game against LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Aug. 1, the first of eight ‘seeding’ games they will play to conclude the regular season in advance of the playoffs. The Raptors got word mid-morning that everyone in their 37-member travelling party had passed both tests. One more hurdle standing between them and the defence of their 2019 championship successfully crossed.
“I’m definitely used to quarantine. I’ve been quarantining for like months in my house. I didn’t get out for like three months or two months, so I’m used to it; two days is nothing,” said Raptors all-star forward. “It went by quick. I found things to do, like video games, anything I can do to let time fly. And just being ready mentally and being excited about being back together as a team.”
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