Life has begun within the NBA quarantine bubble in Orlando, Florida. Photos of meals, workouts, and even birthday parties have flooded an internet environment eager for the return of basketball, curious about the preparations leading up to it. NBA players are not the only inhabitants of the restart zone; media members are also experiencing the rigors of isolation. Among them are Washington Post writer, and former Blazer’s Edge staffer, Ben Golliver, who updated the world this week on his early experiences in the quarantined campus.
The odd sensation of being around other people, but not connected to them, comes out clearly in Golliver’s opening paragraphs.