The other guys are all pro-athletes too
And not playing the second game of a back to back on the road after traveling 900 miles on a plane, following a hard fought come-from-behind win against a rival with a future hall-of-famer, losing an hour from the time zone change, landing around 4am, checking into a hotel probably just before sunrise, sleeping in the daylight past noon in a strange bed, getting a bite to eat of lunch when your body’s thinking about breakfast, putting in some pre-game shoot around to try to acclimate to a sudden 5,000 FEET elevation change to face a team that is a playoff contender, are coming off a day of rest, has the reigning MVP, and lives in the thin air of a mile high elevation.
The #noexcuses crowd could stand to chill a bit.
They’re pros, but they’re still people.