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The Philadelphia 76ers selected Markelle Fultz first overall in the 2017 NBA Draft, and everything has been just thoroughly wretched for the kid ever since. After a couple of months in Philly, he had ceased to be the spunky, graceful, sharp-shooting guard he seemed to be at Washington. Rather, he seemed to be a human doing an impression of an alien being who had just been introduced to spherical objects, nets, and the presence of human limbs. He pump fakes free throws; he looks happy doing everything except the very thing that he's paid to do;' he inspires despair in even the most casual viewer.J. Cole is particularly bummed out by all this. On "a lot," the first song on 21 Savage's new album i am > i was, Cole addresses the injured basketball man directly:
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Noisey endorses this message. May the young basketball man once again shoot the ball with confidence and abandon.Alex Robert Ross is, like Drake, a basketball enthusiast. Follow him on Twitter.I pray for Markelle 'cause they fucked up his shot
Just want you to know that you got it, my nigga
Though I never met you, I know that you special
And that the Lord blessed you, don't doubt it, my nigga