King looked into the background of Jamal Murray and found that his upbringing is unlike anything we’ve heard or seen. Through his father’s admiration of Bruce Lee, the Honk Kong action star, Murray took up kung fu at a young age and applies its lessons to basketball. For example, he meditates before and after every practice and game. He calls it mental kung fu.
“Sometimes I’m reflecting on a practice and things I could’ve done better,” the UK freshman told King. “Other times I’m visualizing things that will happen in a game. Having that time to myself is important.