Philadelphia 76ers guard JJ Redick thought he would have an early offseason after the team went through a tough stretch in December - so he decided to schedule a GMAT date on a Saturday during the playoffs.
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"We were really bad in December up until Christmas, I think we lost 10 of 12 games during one stretch. And I signed up to take the GMAT on April 21, which was the first Saturday after the regular season ended," Redick said on Bleacher Report's "The Full 48 with Howard Beck" podcast.
"Obviously I had to cancel that because I was in Miami for Game 4."
The GMAT is a computer-adaptive test that business schools look at when accepting students into MBA programs.
While it would normally be frowned upon for an aging veteran to skip out on an opportunity to help his post-playing career, it's probably safe to say the 76ers were happy Redick chose Game 4 over the test.
He dropped a team-high 24 points in a 106-102 victory over the Heat.
The former Duke Blue Devil averaged a career-high 17 points per game in his 12th NBA season - his first with Philadelphia.
Redick might have had trouble trusting "the process" earlier this season, but it's clear he's definitely bought into it now.