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Brooklyn Nets: Garrett Temple studying for LSAT’s to keep busy

By Sameer Kumar

BROOKLYN, NY - JANUARY 4: Garrett Temple #17 of the Brooklyn Nets handles the ball against the Toronto Raptors on January 4, 2020 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2020 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
BROOKLYN, NY - JANUARY 4: Garrett Temple #17 of the Brooklyn Nets handles the ball against the Toronto Raptors on January 4, 2020 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2020 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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There is a ton of free time for NBA players during these times of uncertainty, but Brooklyn Nets guard Garrett Temple is taking full advantage of his time.

Garrett Temple should’ve completed his first regular-season on the Brooklyn Nets at this point of the year, but the rapid spread of coronavirus all across the world has shut down the NBA for an indefinite period of time; leaving lots of uncertainty to how the season will finish if at all.

A lot of players have tried filling the void with new training routines or getting on their favorite video game systems. However, Temple has decided to take steps towards his post-playing career, as he’s heavily preparing for the Law School Admission Test to help him achieve his goal of getting into law school.

"“I think you can create a lot of change in your own community,” Temple said. “Help change the prison industrial complex and school-to-prison pipeline in my community, the black community.”"

Temple was inspired by his father, Collis Temple, to pursue law school after initially flirting with the idea of getting an MBA. Collis was the first black varsity basketball player at Louisiana State University in 1971 after his father, Collis Sr., was denied entry to graduate school at LSU because of his skin color.

Temple is also brushing up on his knowledge of the sciences with his fiancée and scientist with a focus in radiochemistry, Kára McCullough, providing him with help.

Temple works so hard that his fiancée also finds herself begging him to take breaks at times following long hours of studying for the LSATs. Temple, however, just can’t help himself, as it’s providing him structure during a very unprecedented time in our lifetime.

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Temple has proven to be a great locker room guy at every stop of his career up to this point, and it takes a lot of knowledge of the game and leadership skills for an undrafted player to stick around in the league for as long as he has. If he can translate those leadership skills into the next step of his career, then he’ll make for a great lawyer one day.