It’s the peak of the summer. But Jason Preston, the young point guard for the Los Angeles Clippers, wakes up at 4.45am. At a time when other 24-year-olds are sleeping in – or still out on the town – Preston is stretching. Then he has some breakfast – nothing decadent – a meal to carry him through his upcoming morning workout. It doesn’t end there, though. Preston has a full day ahead, then it’s early to bed all over again. Such is the life of a young player trying to make an impact in the NBA.
“I don’t even necessarily look at it like I have to get up so early,” Preston tells the Guardian. “It’s a good feeling. As if I’m a step ahead of everybody. I like waking up and it still being dark outside.”
