Wasn’t he a baseball player before he tried basketball?
I remember the baseball experiment with the Birmingham Barons in 1994-1995 after his dad was murdered. Michael said at the time that baseball had been the first sport he really loved. But I don't think he actually played affiliated baseball in his youth.
He was a once in a lifetime basketball player with a singular will to compete and win. It was a joy to follow his career. But I don't live in Cleveland or New York. Or Indiana. Or LA . Or Portland. Or Phoenix. Or Portland. Or Utah.
Or Detroit. Thank God.
All that being said, congratulations to Golden State.