The first topic of discussion at practice for the Brooklyn Nets on Friday afternoon was not basketball. It was, of course, the magnitude 4.8 magnitude Earthquake that struck North Jersey, and by extension, New York City.
Brooklyn did not employ a single player or coach the last time a ‘quake was felt in the city, in 2011, and the current Nets reacted accordingly.
“No, not really,” said Dennis Schröder when asked if he expected to deal with fault lines upon moving to Brooklyn. Then he half-joked, “Always grateful to see another day. Gotta make the most out of it.