Will Whetstone knows the internal and external emotions of Bruce Thornton better than most.
As Thornton’s coach with the Atlanta-based Nike EYBL team The Skill Factory, Whetstone is allowed access into Thornton’s more relaxed moments, the ones not on a basketball court, but in the backseat.
Whetstone remembers the first time his wife and Thornton met.
The occasion was a summer basketball tournament, and Whetstone’s wife was seated next to Thornton in the back of a car.
“He’s just sitting in the backseat giggling and she’s like ‘Why is he just giggling?'” Whetstone recalls.