Georges Niang describes working out at Utah Jazz practice facility with restrictions in place
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Jazz forward Georges Niang told media members during a Zoom conference call Friday he’s been working out at the team’s practice facility the past five days and that it’s been an adjustment with the restrictions in place due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Georges Niang has been working out at the Jazz practice facility over the last five days. He said that it's been a great but a real adjustment with all the restrictions.
— Sarah Todd (@NBASarah) May 15, 2020
The Jazz opened the Zions Bank Basketball Campus on Monday for voluntary, individual workouts, and the team announced that day that a handful of players participated in workouts, without specifying which players.
Deseret News Jazz beat writer shared several topics Niang discussed during the conference call:
Georges Niang on practice facility: "It's different ...I always looked at [ZBBC] as a safe have, a place you could be carefree... It's tough now when you can't feel as safe and your trainer is across from you wearing a mask."
— Sarah Todd (@NBASarah) May 15, 2020
Niang didn't want to say what other players have or have not been at the Utah Jazz practice facility since it reopened on Monday but said that he has been there every day.
— Sarah Todd (@NBASarah) May 15, 2020
At the Jazz practice facility, Niang called the person working out with him and following him around a "hygiene czar". Said that they are wiping down anything that his body touches and sanitizing constantly during the workouts.
— Sarah Todd (@NBASarah) May 15, 2020
Niang noted how helpful and engaged Quin Snyder has been with the team throughout the break. "Quin's been great...Constantly on zoom calls with us...giving us questions we should ask ourselves about coming back.."
— Sarah Todd (@NBASarah) May 15, 2020
Wondering what Georges Niang has been watching/reading etc?
— Sarah Todd (@NBASarah) May 15, 2020
He's rewatched Entourage, finished up Ozark and Narcos. Quin has been sending the players books and Niang just finished The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle and is starting The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday
This story will be updated.