The NBA has put a tremendous amount of effort to pull off the bubble accordingly to the health and safety measures. However, it goes way beyond the commissioner’s office, as the staff members have also done an incredible job to get us to this point.
One of the biggest concerns from players was the food they were getting at the campus. There were countless complaints about how that could affect their diets and bodies, up to the point where the league had to hire private chefs to hook the players up.
That’s why Business Insider did an amazing job at going where the action truly happens: the kitchen. On their latest report, they showed us how just a handful of chefs make about 4,000 weekly meals for NBA players and staff members:
“Disney was initially responsible for feeding the 22 teams that made it into the bubble. But after negative Twitter reviews and complaints from players, the NBA brought in chefs like Lex to live inside the bubble under strict quarantine,” said the narrator.
The video points at Chef Alexia, the head of the staff, which showed us a bit of how her team puts up that amazing job night in and night out:
“She and the other chefs whip up about 4,000 meals a week. But Chef Lex is no stranger to star-studded clientele. She’s cooked for the Portland Trail Blazers, Oprah Winfrey, Kelly Rowland, Meek Mill, and competed on Food Network’s “Chopped.” We followed Chef Lex to see what it’s really like cooking thousands of meals for players inside the NBA bubble,” the narrator added.
The chef went on to talk about the health and safety measures they have to go through if they want to be among the greatest athletes in the world:
“Everything that we have to do has to be at the hotel. We cannot leave. We cannot wander. (…) We have these really, really strict rules, and if you don’t follow them, you have to go,” the chef said.
She added that not being able to get the food directly to her clients has been hard for her and that this is definitely her most difficult job ever:
“Working in a situation where I am not able to directly hand off food to my client was really hard and a huge, like, relinquish of power for me. ‘Cause I like my food to get there and be as beautiful as it was when I sent it out. But I have a lot of repeat customers, so that means that my runners have been doing a fantastic job. This has been probably the hardest work that I have done in quite a few years. Most work ever, but I swear I’m beasting, and I’m really proud of myself. I feel like such a boss. Thank you for asking me to do this. Shout-out to the NBA and the bubble and all the guys here,” she concluded.
Some people called out the NBA players for being spoiled about the food but hey, when you’re that kind of athlete, it’s only normal to worry about everything that can affect your performance.
