Hazing is a tradition in the NBA. Sometimes it’s a simple song, sometimes it’s a car full of popcorn. Tidjane Salaün and Zaccharie Risacher were rather spared with a dance and a Ninja Turtles mask respectively. The atmosphere in the two locker rooms seems to be in good shape.
“He who loves well punishes well”, an expression often used by people who have gone too far into a trap, but sometimes there is still truth and we dare to believe that this is the case for Tidjane Salaün and Zaccharie Risacher these last few days.
The two French people were challenged in good humor by their teammates during training sessions open to the public and brilliantly succeeded in their “missions”: the Hornets player by dancing, the Hawks player by dressing up.
Tidjane Salaün impressed. Obviously, the former Cholet player spent more time growing up playing Just Dance than FIFA or Call Of Duty. A sequence of “moves” mastered and validated by the other hornets who all jumped on him at the end of his performance.
Zaccharie Risacher was less supported at first, sent alone on “stage” to perform a song with a Ninja Turtles mask. But the winger adopted the right attitude in the face of hazing: giving 100% to make everyone laugh and making fun of it at the right time.
Alexandre Sarr has not yet taken to the pot, but we suspect that Kyle Kuzma, Jordan Poole and the others are preparing a challenge… with onions.
Source texte : Lauren Williams / Charlotte Hornets
