Mention the weeklong gap in between games and Brandon Miller smirks.
“Yeah, it wasn’t a break,” the Charlotte Hornets rookie said. “Straight to work, straight to work. Welcome to the NBA, I guess. Welcome to the NBA.”
Such is the perils of being a rising star in the literal and figurative sense. If things continue at the current pace, Miller won’t have much of an opportunity to jet off to a tropical locale and dip his toes in the sand during the middle of February.
The obligations on Miller’s plate during the NBA’s All-Star weekend led directly into the Hornets’ road trip out west, which hit its third stop — and state — in four days Sunday night.