There are game rooms in Catskills resorts not as well-appointed as the Giants’ locker room at their team practice and training facility.
The distinctive sound of a paddle hitting a light, hollow ball meant there was pingpong being played Wednesday as the Giants began their heavy preparation for Sunday’s season-opener at the Cowboys. Lo and behold, Saquon Barkley and Sterling Shepard were squaring off against each other.
A pingpong table in the center of a locker room? Yup, it’s a new world order around coach Pat Shurmur’s team.
There also is cornhole, spikeball and a few leather couches positioned in the center of the room, making it look more like a lounge than a locker room.