Markelle Fultz: I thought about giving up on basketball
Eventually, Markelle Fultz began to wonder if he would get back to the same level of performance again. “There was definitely days where I thought, ‘Am I ever going to be able to shoot the same?’” Fultz says. “But my mindset wasn’t to quit. My mindset was like, ‘What can I do?’ I actually had moments of thinking, like, ‘All right, if this happens, I would just play left-handed. I’d work on my left hand extremely hard to make it the way I wanted it to be, but it was never an option of quitting. And I’d be lying to tell you if I didn’t have days where I actually thought about, like, giving up, but it didn’t last long. “I had those moments, and I was like, ‘What are you thinking, Kelle? You’re so gifted, you’re blessed with so many other things, and just because you can’t shoot doesn’t mean you can’t impact the game of basketball and impact winning.’”
Source: The Ringer
Source: The Ringer
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Wes Goldberg @wcgoldberg
My man @NickFriedell with a must-read profile on Markelle Fultz for @ringer/@ringernba
theringer.com/nba/2024/3/19/… – 1:15 PM
My man @NickFriedell with a must-read profile on Markelle Fultz for @ringer/@ringernba
theringer.com/nba/2024/3/19/… – 1:15 PM
The Ringer @ringernba
After one of the most confounding starts to a career in recent history, a trade, injuries, and plenty of ups and downs in between, Markelle Fultz has settled into his new life as a steady veteran for the Magic.
@NickFriedell: theringer.com/nba/2024/3/19/… pic.twitter.com/PsQ8ERgUWW – 12:07 PM
After one of the most confounding starts to a career in recent history, a trade, injuries, and plenty of ups and downs in between, Markelle Fultz has settled into his new life as a steady veteran for the Magic.
@NickFriedell: theringer.com/nba/2024/3/19/… pic.twitter.com/PsQ8ERgUWW – 12:07 PM
Nick Friedell @NickFriedell
After struggling to find his place in a league that seemed ready to write him off, Markelle Fultz has become a trusted leader for a talented Magic team. In the process, the former No. 1 pick created a legacy for a generation of players coming behind him. theringer.com/nba/2024/3/19/… – 11:05 AM
After struggling to find his place in a league that seemed ready to write him off, Markelle Fultz has become a trusted leader for a talented Magic team. In the process, the former No. 1 pick created a legacy for a generation of players coming behind him. theringer.com/nba/2024/3/19/… – 11:05 AM
Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
trying to figure out what colorway of the Sabrina 1 Markelle Fultz is wearing tonight. Anthony Black wears them too, just not in that colorway. – 7:41 PM
trying to figure out what colorway of the Sabrina 1 Markelle Fultz is wearing tonight. Anthony Black wears them too, just not in that colorway. – 7:41 PM
More on this storyline
“I kind of knew my shoulder wasn’t right, but I just kept playing,” Markelle Fultz says. “I kept going out there. I kept putting myself on the line even though I knew I wasn’t 100 percent, but I still felt like I could contribute to my team. And then about four games in, my agent talked to me. He just asked me, ‘Kelle, everything OK?’ Because he can kind of see it, and I spoke to him, and that’s when he told me, ‘Kelle, we need to shut you down and figure out what’s going on.’” -via The Ringer / March 19, 2024
Jason Beede: Update: Neither Jalen Suggs nor Markelle Fultz are listed on the #Magic’s injury report for Wednesday’s game vs. Nets. -via Twitter @therealBeede / March 12, 2024
Jason Beede: Update: Jalen Suggs (right thigh contusion) and Markelle Fultz (left knee strain) are both OUT for tonight’s game vs. Pacers, #Magic coach Jamahl Mosley. -via Twitter @therealBeede / March 10, 2024