 Ben, first just how are you doing and what's just the recovery process like for you? I'm doing well. For me the recovery process is, I mean it's never fun but it's one of those things that I've just been locked into since you know having this injury and then every day just trying to get better and get back on the floor. Jock mentioned about how beneficial it's been just to kind of have you around these guys. I know these couple weeks have been tough I'm sure not being on the court with them but how has just the team kind of rallied around you in the organization? It's been good. Guys just allowed me to work and try to get back and that's really been you know my day-to-day just every morning waking up and getting into the gym and rehabbing and trying to get back on the floor as quick as possible. I know you've obviously dealt with a bunch of injuries, dealt with the back a bunch. How frustrating have the past couple of months been? It's probably one of the most frustrating points in my career just because you know I want to be out there and help my team win and compete but at the end of the day it's one of those things that's a part of sports you know. Not every game is promised, not you know injuries happen. Unfortunately it happened so for me it's just focusing on what I can do now and doing what I can to get back on the floor and you know contribute. You got banged in that I think it was the game against the box. Yeah. Did you think initially that it was something to do with this or did you think it was just going to be a few days because I know at first you guys thought it was the hip thing. Yeah no I mean I kept playing through it honestly it was the next day that kind of you know locked me up so I wasn't too sure about the moment because coach kind of licked me so you good and I said yeah I just kept playing play through it and then it was the next day feeling it so but you know everyone's been supportive coach has been great team has been great and training stuff. What have you been able to do right now? I know the team said you're doing individual stuff but what? You answered the question. I guess you can say it. So I just started on court stuff moving around getting some shots up. So just just start from the bottom working my way up. Have they given you any kind of timetables to when you can return? No if it was honestly I wish it was a sprain a sprain ankle you know it was one of those things where you just don't know with time but we've seen a lot of progress which has been a good thing a very positive. Let me say it that way do you mean just as you ramp up you could have stuff flare up again then you have to kind of ramp back down. You just never know like one day might be a little better than the other might you know it just depends on the days and how much you're pushing yourself but we've been doing a great job in terms of you know watching how much load I've been you know working on how much I'm pushing through so it's been good. So I'm very confident I'm very positive. Did the epidural you got a couple weeks ago that make a big difference? It made a difference for sure and started to see strength come back and things like that. Did it feel different and I knew you said initially it thought it was just like a ray of the hippity but did it feel similar or different to the past nerve impinger? It felt a lot different in terms of pain wise in terms of where I was going so it was a new experience for me to just kind of feeling that where it was then obviously having you know the scans and things like that solidified that so have your doctors the team doctor said this could be a lingering issue or I think that the plan is to get healthy and then continue to play. What did you feel like you learned about where you're at in those first six games? I think I was pushing myself to the max numbers wise you know the numbers I was hitting on the court. I mean I'm not a small guy I'm not you know six foot one eight pound whatever it is I'm a two four six ten and I play with a lot of speed and force so it's one of those things I just got to be cautious of. Did you feel like you were getting closer to the guy you were before you had to deal with all this? For sure for sure and I think this is just another step towards that. For me at my mentality I come in every day and try to get better and try and get myself back on the floor so you know I got time left and I'm looking forward to getting back out there. When you see this team right now obviously when you were with them they were running and gunning doing a little bit more but just when you see what they're able to do right now like what what stands out to you and what do you see just kind of where where they are at this point? I think we've got a long way to go obviously um but I think we're doing well you know given you know the things that have gone on early in the season with injuries and things like that happen clacks out and guys out but uh no we're on the right path I think you know everyone wants to get better um everyone's holding each other accountable. The teams would probably be reevaluated in a couple of weeks just when that when that day comes you know 10 days from now whatever it is uh do you expect to be cleared to resume practicing? I have no expectations I just come in every day and work you know um I think that's one of the things about you know having injuries like this um I've known not to you know put too much pressure on the exact data whatever it is just continue to get better and get to a point where you can play. You guys you and Jack I've had a close relationship you talked about how you guys have you know grown this offseason just what have the conversations been like with him in these last few weeks so just about what you're going through? Yeah for me uh just staying in context you know when the teams are playing in another road where I'm not traveling I'm rehabbing here just communicating talking about the game um you know what we can do better how can I help the team and things like that so um I think that's just always going to be you know what it is and we're going to try to do everything we can to win um and that's one of the things that I love about this team everyone's you know able to talk and communicate and everyone's able to listen so thank you