Be on the lookout for wonder

Specifically in the NBA Finals

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Sometimes at TrueHoop we delve deep into dreadful things like Jeffrey Epstein, money laundering, sportwashing—and even flopping. Clearly, I don’t buy the weak idea that sports fans must be coddled.

And we’re not ignorant of the fact that right now, so much is terrible. (A close friend of my family has been in ICE detention since March 12 and just missed his daughter’s middle school graduation.) It’s a little debate, every day, if and how we should address … all this.

But also: even our grandparents knew to count your blessings. We call it mental health nowadays, maybe they used to call it a strong constitution. By any name, my bet is that you’re more ready to tackle life’s challenges if you also have the skill of stopping to smell the flowers and letting life’s small magic seep into your veins.

If you’re reading this, you love basketball. And the basketball right now is good. I know NBA Twitter and even the retired players on the studi…