Jeff McDonald from
the Express News.
Hey Rudy, how was the trip to New Orleans?
Ben yeas, you got some? Some nice
coffee from the hotel, but then that.
It was great. Just take me through your
perspective on the last 48 hours
from the game being called and
then you have to come home.
And and this this one being in Limbo as well.
I mean, we've seen that go around the League.
We've seen other teams rather deal with it.
Basically, just we are just trying to
stay safe and keep ourselves out of harm's
way and and hope it doesn't happen to us.
Is there was there like a frustration
level to not be able to play and
to have so much up in the air?
Uh, now is more of a shock thing, you know?
Like I said, you see it happen, but when
it's actually your team is is kind of
weird. You guys already at the
arena when they sent you home
or what was the timing on that.
Yeah, we were actually getting ready.
We in our pregame warmups and all
this time couple guys actually
warmed up so it was really.
It was really quick. Notice I don't.
I don't think this is a
consideration for the League,
but hypothetically with the with the players.
What would be the reaction the
players to going back to a
bubble at any point this season?
I mean, it all depends on the.
The country and where we had
as far as with infections,
infections, rates and Anne how
not only how dangerous for us,
but how dangerous it is for our
families and also passed in.
Also being you know those people that spread
even more so I think it's bigger than us.
I don't know about a bubble.
I mean that's something that we have to talk
to with the play socially in the NBA but.
You know this is weird.
Times nothing.
Nothing is out of oil anymore.
Special.
Appreciate it. Thanks Jeff.
Let's go to Tom Orsborn.
Really, have you given anymore
consideration about the vaccine?
Have you guys talked about that? Um?
We haven't talked about it,
but I mean it's something you
gotta think about.
You know for us somebody that you know
people that travel so much Anna's around
so many different you know you know,
even in the like condense.
Bit of people being around us.
You know we still. Come in contact
with a lot of people still so.
No, something to think about.
I don't know.
I mean, I'm pretty healthy person.
So. I don't know,
that's one of the things it really
doesn't matter how healthy or anything,
it's just a judgment call whether
whether you want to do it or not.
But you know,
that's something that we have to remember.
OK,
and pop pop turns 72 tomorrow or me.
Are you surprised at times by his
stamina and vigor and and is he
kind of a role model for for what
you guys want to be later in life?
Yeah, did you see that that
that picture of him jumping?
Yeah, you're talking to
some of the players on the team so.
That's something I want to do
at 72 I guess, but you know,
like I said, he comes in here.
He gets his workouts in.
He takes, he takes his health serious
and he's had a lot of reasons too.
So you know, and you know he still out here.
He's still, you know,
Chipper and doing what he does so
you know that that is definitely
something that can look forward
to trying to trying to do.
When I get that age.
Thank you.
Next time we got time for a couple more,
let's go to Hector Ledesma Rudy.
What are the what does puta calls for today?
Like in other words, did you already
take a test or you going to take
a couple more before game time?
If you don't mind taking us through that?
What we did test it before
we walk into the gym.
So we've been tested already.
You know, and also we get our.
We had our results before
we walk into the gym,
so for that matter I think
we want to regular schedule.
So because nothing,
nothing nothing's come up so now
we get tested again at the gym.
So you know for now I
think everything is normal.
Alright, well wrap things up
with Evan Closky from Kens 5.
Hey Rudy, you know now that we know that
that everything is good to go and you
guys are all safe and playing tonight.
Just what does it mean to have that
extra day to recover because of the
schedule that the NBA is put out?
There just seems like you guys have really
really been grinding this entire season.
Um, you know, we've had a really
tough schedule we. You know,
for the whole month we had two days off, so.
You know, although we wish we
would have played in New Orleans,
I think we could take advantage
of the time we had on so long.
Like I said, we had to travel schedule.
We have a tough schedule
together playing a lot of team.
So you know it's good to
have a little bit more
wrestling to plant.
Thank you, Rudy. We appreciate you
will see you tonight. You guys are.