Serge Ibaka’s slip-up was all too relatable when he was describing how he felt playing in his first game since May 25.
“It’s first game, man, after I don’t know, like almost a year,” Ibaka said. “I don’t know, 10 months, a year.”
He was off by about five months, but who among us hasn’t lost track of time, especially over the past year. And for someone who loves playing basketball as much as Ibaka, the time off must have felt like an eternity, thus the exaggerated timeline.
To watch Ibaka Sunday against the Hornets, you’d be forgiven for thinking that it had been at least 10 months since he had last taken the court, and Ibaka was the first to be critical of his performance, even if that outcome was normal.