An old sports adage tells us – however ungrammatically – “Game Know Game!”
The notion will often conjure up images of Iversonian ankle-breaking crossovers, Pistol Pete prestidigitation or Wilt’s many assaults upon the record book; a Steph Curry shooting spree, a Mutombo swat into the fourth row or a Big O triple double.
But if all that comes to mind is a highlight reel, one misses the point … the crucial word in that little sentence is its verb, “Know.