For Los Angeles Lakers rookie Talen Horton-Tucker, the NBA bubble has been a one-of-a-kind opportunity to kickstart his young career. Before the four-month hiatus, the Iowa State product had essentially only played for the South Bay Lakers in the G League.
Horton-Tucker appeared in two games with the Lakers last December, though only logged a combined five minutes.
But with the disturbance the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused to sports, Horton-Tucker suddenly found himself training alongside the league’s best players in LeBron James and Anthony Davis along with other veterans who have enormous amounts of knowledge to share.