Someone in /r/nba posted about his experience playing disc golf with Lauri! (GIF of a drive included)
September 12, 2024
Someone in /r/nba posted about his experience playing disc golf with Lauri! (GIF of a drive included)
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Some quotes from that post’s OP.
> I had this exact thought but assumed he gets asked if he plays basketball all the time, so I held back. Just asked him where he’s from, what brought him to the USA/Utah, etc. Typical questions you ask when you first meet someone. The progression of the conversation was funny. “Oh nice, you play basketball?” to “Oh shit, you play in the NBA??” to me Googling his name and thinking “Jesus Christ this guy has a $238M contract.”
That has to be quite the realization!
> We talked about that and yeah, he sees himself as just a normal dude. Honestly his perspective on life got me fired up. He said he didn’t play much in Chicago so he’s been intensely focused on training and staying away from the partying and booze. He’s 27 and knows he’s got limited time in the NBA so he’s pushing himself to make the most of it. And then he goes home to Finland in the summer to spend time with his family and friends. This was all from our conversation and when I looked him up and learned that he actually is making incredible progress in his career it was so obvious to me why that is the case. The guy has a really good head on his shoulders.
I’m glad we signed him to a huge contract. Lauri’s got a great attitude!
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Some quotes from that post’s OP.
> I had this exact thought but assumed he gets asked if he plays basketball all the time, so I held back. Just asked him where he’s from, what brought him to the USA/Utah, etc. Typical questions you ask when you first meet someone. The progression of the conversation was funny. “Oh nice, you play basketball?” to “Oh shit, you play in the NBA??” to me Googling his name and thinking “Jesus Christ this guy has a $238M contract.”
That has to be quite the realization!
> We talked about that and yeah, he sees himself as just a normal dude. Honestly his perspective on life got me fired up. He said he didn’t play much in Chicago so he’s been intensely focused on training and staying away from the partying and booze. He’s 27 and knows he’s got limited time in the NBA so he’s pushing himself to make the most of it. And then he goes home to Finland in the summer to spend time with his family and friends. This was all from our conversation and when I looked him up and learned that he actually is making incredible progress in his career it was so obvious to me why that is the case. The guy has a really good head on his shoulders.
I’m glad we signed him to a huge contract. Lauri’s got a great attitude!