CHICAGO — On what was maybe the last night he'd play college basketball in his home state, Fred VanVleet's slow walk to the Wichita State locker room was interrupted by a man holding a two-foot-long replica $100 bill. A headshot of the Shockers' senior point guard occupied the spot usually reserved for Ben Franklin.
In Fred We Trust, it read. The man held out a marker and VanVleet signed the amateur artwork before pausing for a picture. He didn't hesitate at any of this, as you might expect from someone who's been around long enough to see it all.