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Skyforce postpone Miami tryout in anticipation of Irma's force

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. and MIAMI, FL (KWSN and KELO.com) - The anticipated landfall of Hurricane Irma in South Florida has forced the Sioux Falls Skyforce to postpone an open tryout in Miami this weekend.

"We've sent everybody home. Everyone should be getting their families and homes prepared. The storm is coming over the weekend, so there's no reason to have an open tryout or anything." said Skyforce GM and HEAT Assistant GM Adam Simon. He spoke with KELO AM/KWSN's Mike Leischner on Wednesday and painted a picture of the anticipation of the storm in Miami. "Everyone's getting ready, getting supplies, putting up shutters. A lot of co-workers are already getting out of Miami, but some are hunkering down."

The tryout will now take place September 24th. Sioux Falls' parent club, the Miami HEAT, will host the scouting event at a middle school in the Miami area.

Simon is a lifelong resident of Miami, so this isn't his first go-round with a storm of this magnitude. He remembers leaving town with his mom when Hurricane Andrew struck in 1992. "We waited as long as we could, then my family made the decision that I would take my mom and go to Orlando. It usually takes about 3 hours [to drive up there], but this time it took seven." Simon said back then the traffic was bumper-to-bumper on every highway coming out of the South Beach area, a scene that's playing out again this week.

 With the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey continuing to play out on Southeast Texas, those preparation procedures are fresh in the mind of everyone. Simon adds that the officials have made the calls and given everyone time to prepare, so it's up to residents if they want to hunker down or leave town.

Is there an upside to preparing for something like this? "It helps you clean stuff up around the house. You buy extra supplies that you can use in the future. It's better to be safe."


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