What it Means to Be Clutch in Basketball’s Biggest Moments
The New York Times
Legends are made in the N.B.A. finals, which begin Tuesday. Basketball players who have come through in high-stakes moments like this explain how they did it.
They are the moments dreamed about in childhood while on an empty playground. An imaginary game clock dwindles. A couple of dribbles are taken. A game-winning shot is launched. “Throwing out the trash. Playing in the backyard with my brothers,” Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale said. “There’s always a countdown for everything.” “Just in the house messing around on a Little Tikes hoop,” the former Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs said. “You always practice, messing around, pretending to be in those moments.”More Related News