On this scorching hot late June afternoon, the 26-year-old Gay is here with his personal trainer, Dustin Gray, working out-in the weight room, then the gym-beginning the slow grind of prep for next season, Gay’s first full one with the Toronto Raptors.Įarlier in the day, the two begin in the weight room, where they complete a series of basic warm-up exercises that leave the 6-8 forward drenched in sweat. As far as high schools go, this one is beautiful, a sprawling facility with huge, well-groomed athletic facilities where students come to practice even when school is out of session. Rudy’s here in the trainer’s room at Archbishop Spalding, a private high school located in suburban Severn, MD, about 15 miles outside of Baltimore, trying to get some post-workout stretching in. “Oh, I know,” she says, widening her grin. “Do you, uh, mind if we use the medical table?”Ī staffer in Archbishop Spalding High School’s athletic department nods, cracking a polite smile at his reluctance.
By Adam Figman / Gay is in a familiar setting experiencing unfamiliar hesitance.
