The show's regular season began on July 1st. The broadcast was paused on Saturday, July 3rd, and would resume the following week on July 10th, airing footage from the previous week's games.
By July 15th, the regular season had been underway for half a month.
At seven o'clock that evening in Safford, Durant led his team in a home game against the California Boys Team, captained by Kevin Love.
Just like in the NBA, Durant and his two teammates arrived at the arena three hours early to warm up and acclimate to the court.
At first, Durant and his teammates weren't used to it.
Back in high school, even on game days, arriving at the gym an hour early to warm up was considered more than enough.
But now, they had to be there at least three hours ahead of time.
The entire warm-up process was also drawn out, interspersed with physical therapy, massages, and various fundamental drills.
The goal was to warm up thoroughly and gradually get into the zone.
