San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama (X via NBA) By JARED WEISS / THE ATHLETIC To be an NBA player is to be a professional in compartmentalization. When you come up short, you don’t fail just in front of the people you see, but also the abstract world at large. Success and failure hinge on split-second decisions as you try to focus on trusting the training rather than fearing judgment. The weight of internal expectations and upholding the …
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