It’s been three weeks since the Golden State Warriors played a basketball game. Since the league has been on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, players around the NBA are finding creative ways to fill their time.
Interactive Q&A sessions with fans have been a popular time filler, along with social media, watching highlights from the past and video games. However, with every practice facility shutdown during the NBA hiatus, players have limited options when it comes to training.
For the Golden State Warriors, the Peloton bike has provided a way for the team to work out together at home.
According to Ben Cohen of the Wall Street Journal, Stephen Curry, along with Draymond Green and other members of Golden State are participating in the “Tour de Warriors.”
[Curry] does have a Peloton bike at home. As it turns out, he’s not the only one: The Warriors have been going for a group ride in the morning. The invitation goes out on a Slack group — Curry admits to skipping one class because he didn’t see the message — and then a maniacally competitive bicyclist named Draymond Green attempts to destroy everyone around him, according to a person familiar with the rides.
Golden State’s two-time Most Valuable Player told Cohen he’s above average, but “not on the podium yet” in the Warriors group Peloton rides.
Although the season is suspended indefinitely, Golden State still has 17 games remaining on the 2019-20 calendar once play resumes. Keeping the competitive juices flowing is positive news for Curry and Green.
