Kent Bazemore likes to set an example, especially for those who are younger than him.
On the morning of the Hawks’ Media Day, with training camp just a day away, Bazemore wanted to get in a basketball workout. With the debut of the practice court at the Emory Sports Medicine Complex still a couple of weeks away, he went to Philips Arena, where the team still practices as the facility undergoes a major renovation.
“The showers weren’t working,” Bazemore said, “so I took a birdbath in the sink.”
On a day when Bazemore was scheduled to meet with dozens of media members and pose for high-definition stock photos, a makeshift bath was no small sacrifice.