I concede that my thoughts are only my own personal opinion. You could also be right and that’s fine.
I do not believe though that every great athlete that thoroughly excels at the sport also loves the game. We as fans use this quite a lot. Being a professional athlete is a profession. It’s a highly paid one, but a profession nonetheless. Nick Kyrgios is one example, perhaps an extreme one, of someone who has a rare skill set, but does not totally love the sport he has excelled at.
If I were to look at people who excel as accountants for example I am going to put forth that the best of those in that profession do not all love what they do. They are well compensated and money is more important than love of the work for many I would posit. I won’t go much further than that at the moment because it’s a longer discussion about human beings and how we all operate.
I think if someone in Serbia told him tomorrow that he could earn as much racing horses as his next extension will pay him (212 over 3 years I believe) he would exit stage right and head home to hangout with his family, friends and horses. The NBA makes that lifestyle possible though back home. I do think he enjoys playing basketball and I enjoy watching him. It’ll be more fun when he is wearing a Purple and Gold uniform as part of a two man game with Luka. 😊
/ducks and runs from the grenades @Chewbacca will be throwing my way.