NASHVILLE, TENN. • Michael Porter Jr.’s bike had training wheels, but this particular day in the neighborhood, he spotted a bike without them — so he hopped on and just started riding.
He was 2.
“That made me raise an eyebrow right there,” Michael Porter Sr. recalled. “Then we started noticing — man, Michael’s motor skills were advanced for his age. As he grew older he was faster than the other kids. He could dribble better. He had 65 points in a game one time when he was a tiny dude. It was evident early on that he was going to be advanced.