Shootaround

Absolutely not, but even with Beverley having just two days of practice under his belt and one morning shootaround, coach Billy Donovan thought enough of him to change the starting lineup and rotation.

Amir Coffey got word at the morning’s shootaround that he would be starting.

Suggs wasn’t available vs. the Thunder, but coach Jamahl Mosley said after Wednesday morning’s shootaround that “there’s a possibility Jalen might get in” for Thursday’s home game vs. the Memphis Grizzlies on the second night of a back-to-back.

The team-issued footage from the morning’s shootaround session begins with Sexton performing a 360 dunk off a pass from Lauri Markkanen.

When they arrived Wednesday for their morning shootaround, Popovich told some of his players they were in the best arena to play basketball, which is the same thing Wembanyama had heard — though he said MSG wasn’t as big as he expected.

On game days, there are multiple opportunities to interview them: after the morning shootaround or in the locker room before tipoff, and then after each game — either in the locker room or on the dais.

About an hour before shootaround on the morning of the game, players started seeing the now-infamous updates on social media.

But sometime between morning shootaround and the game itself, the decision was reversed: Conley would stay in the starting lineup, while Joe Ingles would move to the bench.

Even the way Williamson handled the flock of media that followed his every move after the morning shootaround — laughing and embracing each question like a laid-back vet rather than a 19-year-old — was far from the norm.

Sunday Shootaround is back!

The Pacers played at Orlando on Sunday and did not hold a shootaround before Tuesday’s game against Oklahoma City.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr spoke to reporters before the game about what Durant and Cook are going through, and described a “very somber mood in shootaround” on Thursday.

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I said that at the beginning of the year, still saying it now,” he said as the Raptors gathered for shootaround.

The Owls were at their shootaround last week, preparing for their exhibition game, when coach Tonya Cardoza made an announcement that shocked Emani Mayo.