LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Twenty-four thoughts for 24 3-point attempts by the Oklahoma City Thunder in its 105-86 trouncing of the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday.
1. There are six barbers inside the Disney bubble. All six have day jobs cutting the hairs on NBA players’ heads. One of the six is a man named Willie Brooks, personal wigbuster to Chris Paul.
2. “We just tried to find people who were willing,” Paul told me. “This is a big commitment they have to make too.”
3. None of the 343 players had as much to do with the construction of the NBA’s bubble campus as Paul, president of the players’ union. It was a collaborative effort led by commissioner Adam Silver, but with input and consultation from Paul on any number of issues, including barbers. “It was a collective effort for a lot of people, a lot of phone calls, a lot of back and forth,” Paul said. It’s up to him whether or not he wants to…
