“Everybody in the history of the NBA has an arc where …
None of it is surprising, he insists. Gilgeous-Alexander counts Chris Paul as one of his earliest mentors. In his first season in Oklahoma City, Paul told him: You know you are starting to do things when you go to other arenas and they boo you.
“That’s very true,” says Gilgeous-Alexander. Let the crowds complain. Let the talking heads gripe.
To Gilgeous-Alexander, it’s just evidence he’s doing something right. “Everybody in the history of the NBA has an arc where everyone loves them, and then everyone hates them,” says Gilgeous-Alexander. “LeBron James was hated, and look what he’s done for the game?
It’s part of the game. I love it. It’s stuff I dreamed about as a kid.
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