One recent afternoon, following the Washington Wizards’ regularly scheduled practice, Marcin Gortat met briefly with team trainers, showered, changed and then strolled onto the court at Verizon Center where one of the team’s video analysts was waiting.
“I never tried this before,” Gortat told Aaron Paul, “but I heard it’s freaky.”
Paul handed Gortat the headset — giant black goggles that covered his eyes and half his face — and on a nearby laptop Paul cued up a video.
“Oh, my God,” Gortat said, spinning around to survey his surroundings. “This is so .