They are real sacrifices that have been made, important statements, and they are not lost on anyone connected with the NBA.
Raptors president Masai Ujiri and general manager Bobby Webster are both living under the same constraints as their players for perhaps up to three months on the NBA’s Disney campus, forgoing a regular life, some of their usual professional duties and what could have been a far more routine life at home because they know how important it is.
“I think, more than anything, it’s just being part of this team,” Webster said on a video conference call with reporters on Thursday.