OAKLAND, Calif. — Shaun Livingston traveled to Brazil last summer to hang out with Leandro Barbosa, a teammate on the Golden State Warriors. Livingston went to see the country and visit his friend, but he also took advantage of an opportunity to dig into the secrets behind Barbosa’s durability.
Barbosa was a willing instructor, introducing Livingston to training methods that included sprinting on sand and backpedaling around traffic cones. But then Barbosa broke out his favorite recovery drink, a viscous green liquid that he poured from a large jug. This, Barbosa said, was the good stuff — his special horse medicine.