There are a lot of different ways to spend time away from work in the middle of a pandemic. For Philadelphia 76ers veteran big man Kyle O’Quinn, he took advantage of the time he was able to spend with his kids.
O’Quinn’s activities in quarantine included riding his bike around the city of Philadelphia and he has also spent some time being more hands-on as a dad and joining the Sixers “dad club” which includes Mike Scott and Al Horford.
Scott talked to Lauren Rosen of the team’s official website and told her about fatherhood:
“I probably talked to Mike Scott the most about it. Me and Mike have a lot to talk about, but [fatherhood is] just a new topic we can add to our conversations. Mike was a big help during the process… I went to Al [Horford] a bunch of times on different topics, considering he’s super involved with his family, and his kids love him to pieces. I had to ask him some questions, and he had to give me straight answers, and he was honored to do so.”
O’Quinn did add that his jokes have not exactly connected with his kids just yet. They normally hit him with the blank stare to remind him that he is just not funny. He told Rosen:
“They don’t think nothing I say is funny. I feel like I can make anybody laugh with very appropriate jokes – but they don’t think nothing is funny. I could make noises, I could make faces, and it’s just either tears, or a blank stare.”
O’Quinn and the Sixers will get back to work on August 1 when they resume the 2019-20 season in Orlando. [lawrence-related id=33770,33762,33750]