Detroit – In past seasons, the media had access to the clubhouse. A couple hours before the game, maybe 45 minutes after, we could over the course of a season gain some insight into the club’s interpersonal dynamics, the various cliques that may or may not form, the harmony or disharmony – whichever the case may be, and in some years, it could be both.
Now, in these pandemic days, the clubhouse is the players’ and coaches’ personal bubble, off-limits to the prying eyes of the media, even the team’s own broadcasters and social media team.