A veteran coach told me early in my coaching career, and it has always stuck with me:
If a player shows up late, first ask him, “Is everything OK?” before any sort of punishment or lecture
You never know what is going on outside of basketball
“All year I was critiqued about who I was. I'm too hood, I'm too ghetto, y'all told me that all year. When other people do it, y'all don't say nothing. This was for the people that look like me."
- Angel Reese