Yesterday was Hastings annual Whoopers and Hoopers basketball tournament.  Teams from all over come to play 5 on 5 basketball.  I got a call on Wednesday to join a team, and I agreed to play even through I have not shot a basketball for about a month now.  Our first game was at 9 am, so I woke up early to eat breakfast and have enough time to drink my coffee and have the food settle.  However, when I woke up, my lower back hurt.  Every now and again, my back hurts, not a muscle hurt, more of a pinched nerve hurt.  So before the game, I sat in the hot tub, and stretched it the best I could.  I survived the game (we lost), then had 4 hours before our next game began.  The down time gave my back enough time to start tightening up, and was pretty sore come time for the second game.  As my luck would have it, it was a very rough game, and I ended up on the court a few times.  I also survived the second game and then retired to the couch for the rest of the day.
Last night while I was sleeping, I woke up each time I moved due to my back hurting.  I think I slept on it wrong again, or maybe yesterday's activities are settling in, because my entire back now hurts, and it is painful to move.  In addition, my left knee is also acting up, so I am gimping around whenever I move.  I do believe it is time to take a few days off to recover.