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Basketball is about feelings: Luka Dončić sees the spaces on the floor when the rest of us see players

Related Topics: Luka Doncic, David Epstein

When I watch Luka Donu010diu0107 play, I’m drawn to, inspired by, the sheer joy and childlike freedom he exudes. He is special and anyone who watches him play knows it instantly and instinctively.

When we watch him, we wonder what magic he’s going to do next, finding holes in defenses no one else can see, reading players’ movements and schemes like the back of his hand. Luka knows magic and we’re all his witnesses.

But it turns out that there may a method to his madness — or magic. Something that’s as unconscious as it gets, and very hard to do.