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It is March and it's time for the return of Micah's Read of the Week.

Hope everybody's having a great week and I hope that you're going to enjoy today's

piece.

Today's called How to Read a Room Service Menu Like an NBA Veteran.

Long time players and personnel explain the do's and don'ts to regular season in room

dining.

It comes to us from the ringer it's written by Rob Mahoney.

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All right, without further ado.

Carmelo Anthony misses the buzz of a team group chat around dinner time.

It's a small thing but the rituals of NBA life are often small.

Wisps of behavior that become habit for players who spend half their season away from home.

For 17 years in the league, Anthony had made a routine of seeking out chefs who might

have an interesting take on a classic dish and for taking teammates in search of the best

Italian food in the NBA's 28 markets.

Getting ready to go to dinner and hanging with my teammates, just laughing and joking,

having some wine and good times, that was our moment of bonding.

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