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Van Lathan on Zion Williamson’s Recent Antics, Ja Morant’s Potential Long-Term Suspension, and the Ever-Changing Media Landscape Around the Modern Athlete | Real Ones

The Ringer NBA Show

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The Importance of Attention in Sports

Mike Downey: What does that do to any sort of athlete when they're growing up just like how you and me are, but every single movement is watched? How do they try to navigate these things? And what are the ones that are sick? The profile of somebody that is successful at it is LaMello Ball. But for the most part, the LeMello ball conversation, it's a basketball conversation. There's no shame in whoever Zion Williams wants to sleep with. That's probably the first time that's ever been said on this podcast. It's going to happen because that enters their life sooner than we think.

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