For better or worse (probably worse) the NBA is slowly worming its way towards a return date at the end of the month, with players and officials from the 22 teams participating entering the “Bubble” hub in Orlando this week to recommence training. Australia’s own Joe Ingles, star agitator of the Utah Jazz, is one of them. And he’s marked the occasion by sharing a pic of the food he’s being given inside the bubble. It ah… leaves a little to be desired.
In what can only be described as a dish with enormous Fyre Festival energy, Ingles plate appears to contain a handful of fries, some sort of sloppy green soup or possibly a salsa, rice with tomato skins (??) and a corn-and-bean medley that looks about as inspiring as it sounds.
https://twitter.com/Joeingles7/status/1281010885339697152
Joe what the fuck is going on there, mate. Is everything alright? Is this a cry for help? What’s the g-o here, my dude.
Making it all the more strange is the fact that meal looks suspiciously half-eaten, which – if Joe has taken a photo of his leftovers and posted it online – heralds the start of an all-new and very powerful genre of Dad posting.
That deeply poor offering is, remarkably enough, not limited to Ingles alone. NBA players that have entered the bubble have also begun sharing photos of the food on offer, and the bleak spreads are apparently universal.
nba players are risking life and limb to play in this bubble and they’re literally getting fed airline food https://t.co/RiGYbvgUxn
— e – dan eliminated teams numbers (@Danno2430) July 8, 2020
The #NBA bubble in Orlando isn’t MLS-levels bad with the food, but this “chicken” meal being served looks horrifying. Show @Chiozza11 some respect 😭 pic.twitter.com/CF6QDewCrn
— Joshua Sánchez (@joshnsanchez) July 8, 2020
Even the slightly “fancier” offerings have profound Mutton Dressed As Lamb vibes to them.
Shrimp and steak dinner in the Orlando bubble
(via @TheEliteMedia_) pic.twitter.com/QjmWQn2ah5
— Bleacher Report NBA (@BR_NBA) July 9, 2020
The NBA, it should be noted, has clarified the food policy inside the Bubble, asserting that players will be given slightly more enticing options once they complete an initial 48-hour quarantine and no longer require food to be delivered directly to hotel rooms on trays.
Still, given the standard of the above and the volume of players entering the bubble, it’s a real matter of time before we get this kinda situation on our hands.
wow the nba bubble meal looks great pic.twitter.com/1qT596hBHB
— ravi (@goomvi) July 8, 2020
Hopefully the Evian water will somewhat easier to procure, but.
