MANILA, Philippines — Throughout Golden State’s past decade as a perennial NBA title contender, the Warriors have often tweaked their practice itinerary to accommodate their travel schedule. When Steve Kerr’s club has flocked east for a long road trip, it’s not foreign for Golden State to deboard its private charter and head directly to an evening shootaround, as opposed to the NBA standard of getting shots up the following morning before that same night’s away game.
Kerr’s Team USA roster, competing in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, has had to adjust its routines for several varying time zones, not just the 12-hour difference from Eastern Standard Time to the Philippines, where Team USA’s first two tournament contests tip Saturday at 8:40 a.