Basketball Practice With A Mask On

Chasing Life

CNN

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.5 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Top-ranked women’s college basketball player Rhyne Howard is facing a season like no other. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to Howard about staying positive while training during a pandemic, and advocating for social justice. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I definitely think that what has been happening will build character in myself and everyone
0:06.2	around me is forcing me and my peers to be stronger and more resilient because this is just
0:15.0	a minor setback for a major comeback.
0:17.8	Ryan Howard is a junior shooting guard for the University of Kentucky Wildcats.
0:22.7	She's also one of the nation's leading scorers.
0:25.6	In fact, the SPN ranked her the number one women's college basketball player going into
0:31.1	the 2020-2021 season.
0:40.4	Like other sports, college basketball was canceled back in March.
0:45.1	On September 16, the NCAA announced that basketball season would start on November 25.
0:52.9	Unlike the NBA, college teams won't be playing in a bubble, though the NCAA president
0:58.9	is considering it for playoff and championship games.
1:03.6	So the Kentucky Wildcats are busy now working to make up for a summer isolated from their
1:08.5	teammates.
1:10.2	Between frequent testing and practicing with masks on, this season is definitely going
1:15.4	to look different and feel different from any other in Ryan Howard's career.
1:20.8	Like many of her peers, she is still excited to start playing again, whatever it takes.
1:26.7	So I decided to sit down with her and talk about how she stays positive and fit, but also
1:32.8	what her expectations are for the season.
1:36.1	Since we talked last month, the NFL schedule had to make several changes due to COVID-19
1:41.9	cases, while college football has seen games postponed or canceled.
1:47.5	The NBA did finish its season in a bubble with no reported outbreaks, and college basketball
1:53.4	teams have just started to practice.
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