COVER STORY
Making the Most
BY PARIS LAWSON
BROADCAST AND DIGITAL REPORTER
ven during a non-COVID season, January is known for being one of the most demanding and busiest months of the NBA calendar. The Thunder had already played eight of its 14 scheduled games in the 31-day stretch before it was announced that its game against the Philadelphia 76ers was postponed for COVID-related reasons. Anyone would have understood if the Thunder and its coaching staff took advantage of the unexpected respite from the cavalcade of games and simply walked back out to their cars to go home.