The Brain and the NBA, 2
As I watched the finals (my friends thought I was joking when I
told them), and living in Northern California as I do, my brain wanted the
Warriors to cap their amazing season with a win. However, my heart could
understand how badly the Cleveland fans wanted the Cavaliers to win—fifty-two
years is a long time to wait for a win, and they finally got it, spurred on by
the amazing LeBron James! Watching the player’s brains and hearts combine toward
that goal was awe-inspiring.
Not being a sports-caster or news-interviewer myself (but having
been a radio talk-show host for a weekly program), I found it interesting to
listen to the questions being asked of the Warriors’ players after the game had
ended. Questions about why they ‘fell short’ or ‘didn’t play as well as they
could have’ or ‘didn’t mirror their performance in some of the earlier season’s
games’. My goodness! I was proud of all the players, especially those who did
their best to answer ‘unanswerable questions’ and who remained positive rather
than trying to dig up some reason or excuse to satisfy the questioners (some of
whom I’d like to see try to sink a ball—smile). Good grief, if the brain doesn’t
fully mature until mid to late twenties . . . some of those player’s brains are
barely ‘done’! More tomorrow.
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