A few hours before the Timberwolves' game at Golden State last Monday, assistant coach Pablo Prigioni was stretching on the floor when Josh Okogie walked over.
Okogie, in a kidding manner, was inquiring why Prigioni was bending his body into a pretzel.
Without missing a beat and with his body still contorted, Prigioni clapped back that it was so he could beat Okogie "when we play 3-on-3 — got to stay in shape."
Prigioni is not that far removed from his playing days, an unusual career spent mostly in Europe but also as a late-blooming rookie in the NBA at age 35.