Dyson Daniels on participating in practice, rehab | Pelicans Practice 3/18/2024

Dyson Daniels on participating in practice, rehab | Pelicans Practice 3/18/2024

So what’s it what was it like for you today just to be able to go through a full practice just get back out there it was great you know uh it’s been like four or 5 weeks now so I felt a lot longer than it was but uh it’s good to

Be back out there on the floor you know moving around with the guys you know playing some live stuff so I’m excited for you know the next week or two to come back and then what has the rehab process been like for you just trying to come back from this particular Ang uh

It’s been tough like you know early mornings a lot a lot of time spent in the weight room you know we just strengthening that exercises and stuff like that lot of conditioning and all the stuff you don’t want to do but you have to do and uh you know both I’ve

Been working with him really hard so I’m I’m grateful for the the training staff here in uh taking their time making sure I do everything right um come back healthier and better than I was so it’s been tough but I’ve been enjoying it you know it’s been a good uh mental

Preparation for it coming back and D can you recall when you actually first hurt your knee yeah I think it was it’s tough because I think it’s the last game against the Lakers I got kind of like kicked KNE caved in a little bit but it just

Gradually got worse like I hurt more and more I finished the game out but the next morning I woke up was when it was when at its worst but uh you know I got an AM and revealed the revealed the tear but you know uh these things happen in

Basketball and I’m just grateful that it could have been longer than it was and I’m happy to you know nearly be back is it hard to just sit there and watch them playing and not being a part it’s hard it’s hard you know uh I I don’t like

Sitting on the sidelines watching but team’s doing great um everyone’s in good spirits you know we look really helpy going forward so uh hope we can keep that health and uh and come back and have an impact on the team to that point like how excited are you to rejoin this

Club with them playing so well with the postseason right around the corner I’m super excited you know we’re in a really good position right now we got to keep our foot on the gas you know keep pushing um fourth spot’s right there for us to get you know home court advantage

So these next few games are going to be crucial for us and every game is must win now you know we don’t want to drop out of the six and we want to we want to keep pushing so I’m super excited to get back and you know hopefully have an

Impact and um yeah I’m looking forward to it and D what are your remaining hurdles to get back in Action I think Willie said you’re about maybe a week and a half away things go well so I’m basically back to doing live stuff now so I did one-onone on uh on Saturday did

3 on three today now i’ be just getting full practices 5 on five get my conditioning back um and then yeah hopefully a week or two from now and I’ll be ready to go this the the ls you had to sit out due to an injury yeah

This is this is the probably the biggest injury I’ve had in my career so it’s been tough but it’s it’s been good for me I think just to sit back and and watch the team know where I can come and uh you know be better have an impact and

And stuff like that and uh you kind of see the game from a different perspective when when you’re sitting there watching so I’ve taken a lot of things um from what the team’s doing well what we can do better and um I’m excited to get back out there and what’s

The the mental side been like sitting out for that long trying to get the knee back right but also just get right back mentally it was tough at the start especially you know cuz I’m a basketball player I like playing games I don’t like sitting on the sideline so but I knew

That you know I was I had to you know mentally you know prepare for for what’s to come and I think it’s been good just to take my time getting back you know U with the rehab process you know timing the weight room strengthening that everything making sure that I feel

Better than what I was when I when I got injured so I feel like I’m at that stage now you know I put on like 5 lbs you know just just from a lot of lifting good eating and stuff like that so um I’m looking forward to you know coming

Back in a in a new body while you have been forced to watch what what’s it like for a guy who’s used to having this ball in his hand hands watching what Zion can do with the ball in his hands yeah I think you know we like the last month as

A team we’ve really figured out you know Zion and how to use him and he’s you know he’s been really locked in and I think that’s the main thing you know he’s he’s uh bringing it every game you know when he’s out there you know playing 100% you know with the force

That he has the the amount he collapses the defense opens up everything to everyone else so you know when he’s healthy at his best you know the PS are a great team how much are you looking forward to the opportunity just see what the playoffs are like playing

I’m super excited you know got to get there first but I’m looking forward to it you know the crowd’s been good the last few games so I’m sure the playoffs they’re going to turn up as well and the game will go to a whole another level so

That that atmosphere is uh what you dream of as a kid and uh it’s right there so we just got to go take it that’s kind of off top what do you think about Kyrie shot that’s crazy you know I was actually watching it live and I mean

That guy’s a magician you know he does he does stuff like that so a left hand Hook from you know above the free throw line is uh is crazy so it just shows his greatness how special he is have you tried to replicate it yet yourself I do

I I throw a lot of shots you know around the head when when I’m just messing around I’ll probably make one in 50 so for him to go out there and do it uh on on the game for the game is is pretty special so

New Orleans Pelicans guard Dyson Daniels’ post-practice interview on Monday, March 18, 2024 at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center.
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Jordan Hawkins #24 Guard
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E.J. Liddell #32 Forward
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CJ McCollum #3 Guard
Trey Murphy III #25 Guard
Larry Nance Jr. #22 Forward
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl #50 Forward
Matt Ryan #37 Forward
Dereon Seabron #0 Guard
Jonas Valanciunas #17 Center
Zion Williamson #1 Forward
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