This is surreal. I am in the huge media work-room beneath Capitol One Arena. It is a massive space with long tables set-up so that people can sit down and work on lap-tops, there are snacks and drinks available for the media members, and a large divider separating the main media work-room from the press-conference area. I had played it cool all the way down thus far: entering via the media entrance, going through the metal detector, getting my media credential, asking where to go (“down the stairs, left, right, and left”), smiling and saying “good morning” to the various Capitol One staff members, seeing signs pointing me towards the media work-room and more arrows pointing out “floor access” and the “locker-rooms,” but here was the real deal.
Men’s basketball: District dispatches
