Willie Cauley-Stein will also have a special place in the hearts of the BBN, but the national media and general NBA fanbase doesn’t necessarily foster that same love. A new article, written by Connor Letourneau for the San Francisco Chronicle, could be enough to finally change that.
The feature, titled “Willie’s Reckoning: How the Warriors center found new purpose,” takes the reader through Cauley-Stein’s hometown of Spearville, Kansas. The town, which has just 793 residents, is so small “you didn’t just know everybody; you knew their birthdays, too,” according to Cauley-Stein. Letourneau paints a picture of Cauley-Stein’s simple yet pleasurable childhood in the town.