For followers of the NBA, and especially for fans of the LA Clippers, this was the weekend that has been circled on the calendar, the dates when we begin to find out if the team we love and follow is really built for the long game.
In a universe that seems so far away right now, this weekend was supposed to be the start of the NBA playoffs. As the entire basketball-following world knows, the playoffs have been delayed, may be canceled, as the world navigates the coronavirus.
It is an emotional time for so many reasons.