Nate McMillan is usually directing, but not this way, not on the floor leading a fast break.
This is what it's come to for the banged-up Sonics: their coach is pressed into duty as a 10th man so practice could continue yesterday at the team's training facility.
It seemed as if there were more spectators than players, with Desmond Mason, Jerome James, Vin Baker and Antonio Harvey watching from the sidelines, nursing one injury or another.
Gary Payton wasn't even there, resting at home, sick with something.
Flu or cold, McMillan wasn't sure. It's understandable. The Sonics have been hit with so many afflictions it's tough to keep track.
As a direct result, they have not been able to keep up. Mired in last place in the Pacific Division at 4-7, the Sonics have a better record than only one other team in the Western Conference, 1-8 Memphis.
Following a 103-93 defeat to Denver on Saturday night at KeyArena, the Sonics hobble to Texas to face Dallas tonight, San Antonio tomorrow.
If they fall to the Mavericks, the Sonics would be off to their worst start in 11 years.
Through the first three weeks of the season, eight different Sonics have been injured, some more seriously than others.