NEW YORK -- As Quincy Pondexter looked around the dinner table last week during the Chicago Bulls' road trip to New York City, the veteran swingman couldn't help but appreciate his unusual surroundings. For what is believed to be the first time in NBA history, the Bulls organized a moms trip -- in which 11 of 14 players on the roster had their mothers with them from the time they got on the charter to Newark International Airport on Tuesday afternoon to the time they returned early Thursday morning to Chicago.
As Pondexter started talking to some of the moms in attendance during a dinner at a fancy Italian restaurant, he found himself learning even more about his teammates as well.