Basketball goes into limbo from late June until the end of October, and not just at the professional level. Basketball in America comes to a halt during that time — or at least that’s what people think.
Portland Trail Blazers’ superstar CJ McCollum dribbled up the court in late August. He’s in a Twitter-famous Manhattan gym as part of NBA trainer Chris Brickley’s Black Ops open gym runs.
Cross, dribble, cross.
McCollum had the ball on the string. He took one step back and rose over the 6-1 player in front of him.
Swish.