Larry Nance Jr. was among the first group of Cleveland Cavaliers to return to the team’s practice facility on Friday, joining Kevin Love, Ante Zizic, and Cedi Osman.
Nance said it had been “wonderful” to get back to practice, and that it was more beneficial to his mental health than anything else.
Cleveland's Larry Nance Jr. (@Larrydn22) to @NYTSports on returning to the team's practice facility today: "It was wonderful."
Nance was in the Cavs' first group of the day alongside Kevin Love, Cedi Osman and Ante Zizic.
"All of us actually shot it really well," Nance said.
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) May 8, 2020
Cavs players submitted to temperature and symptom checks and each wrote their number on two basketballs in thick Sharpie ink so no one else uses them
After roughly 90 minutes of weights and shooting, Nance said: "It was more for mental health than physical to be honest with you"
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) May 8, 2020
You can understand it to a certain degree. These guys are pros who have spent their entire lives being able to play basketball. Not everyone has a home gym or outdoor hoop to shoot on, so for them, this is a welcome relief.
How desperate were some players to get their work in? A few have reportedly been doing it in secret for a while.
