A player’s gradual return, then, is the …

A player’s gradual return, then, is the key for an NBA trainer or strength coach. “There are things in place,” said Doo. “Once you get the call that you’re three weeks out, ‘Hey, we just heard from the league, let’s start jumping rope, or a sprint pattern, something like that.’ They can do things so that when I get to them, it’s finding the right things after that. Because what I think is going to happen is that once guys get back, they’re all going to want to play basketball. The players themselves are just going to want to ball. It’s almost like keeping them from themselves.”