🏀 Hiatus Diaries: PatBev rage-quits, Dion's new name, nuns fill void

With a pandemic suspending sporting events worldwide, athletes suddenly have tons of time on their hands. In the latest installment of our weekly NBA series, we look at how they've been keeping themselves entertained - and in shape - while self-isolating.

GG, PatBev

DeAndre Ayton's NBA 2K win over Patrick Beverley was actually two Saturdays ago, but it's never too late to watch the latter, who loves to deliver his own trash talk, walk off the set before Ayton could return the favor.

Dion dubs himself anew

As a general rule, we should all strive to be as confident as Dion Waiters is, but the Los Angeles Lakers guard left even Quinn Cook incredulous with this new, self-invented alias.

LaVine pops the question

In one of the more touching moments of the week, Chicago Bulls guard Zach LaVine proposed to his girlfriend, Hunter Mar. But the real star of the video is LaVine's dog, which took off immediately at what looked to be the prospect of treats.

Don't disturb VanVleet's sleep

Here's Toronto Raptors guard Fred VanVleet sharing a special moment with his young children. Or maybe he's re-enacting the 2019 NBA Finals. We're not really sure.

Beal denies Tatum's Blue Devils dedication

Five-star recruits Jalen Green and Isaiah Todd shocked the basketball world by choosing the G League over college as their destination next season. In an Instagram Live session Friday, former Duke star Jayson Tatum and former Florida sharpshooter Bradley Beal spoke about how this changes everything for touted high-school prospects.

That led to this glorious exchange between the two:

You're not going to find a better response than the top reply:

Ja's having none of Nunn

Miami Heat guard Kendrick Nunn took a bit of flak earlier this week for boldly claiming he deserves to win Rookie of the Year over projected favorite Ja Morant. And, to his credit, it's not easy for an undrafted rookie to average 15.6 points on 29.8 minutes per contest for an Eastern Conference contender.

However, Morant, who has been the best rookie throughout the whole season, didn't hide his disbelief with Nunn's take.

Even the Memphis Grizzlies chimed in with a fitting response (check that score bug).

Speaking of nuns

If you, like the rest of us, are missing playoff basketball (which would have begun yesterday), allow this viral clip of sisters scrimmaging at a Spanish monastery to hold you over for now.

As a bonus, turn up the audio to hear former "MADtv" personality Frank Caliendo deliver hilarious impersonations of some of the "NBA on TNT" crew.

Considering no one is dribbling the ball, we should note that they're most likely playing netball rather than a traditional game of hoops. Still, this will do for now.