It’s good to be back.
After a cross-country flight and two days of strict quarantine, the Trail Blazers held their first practice Saturday at the Wide World of Sports complex on the Walt Disney World campus, exactly four months to the day since the 2019-20 season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The practice was really good,” said Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts on a Zoom call Saturday afternoon from Orlando. “There was a lot of energy. I think everybody is ready to play basketball. Getting into contact, going live full court, half court, I didn’t see a lot of rust, to be honest.