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Defying expectations, people with autism are participating and excelling in sports

SI's Jon Wertheim and Rome Hartman explore the growing intersection between sports and autism on Showtime’s 60 Minutes Sports, airing Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 8 p.m. ET on Showtime.

Before Draymond Green became the Warriors’ vocal center of gravity—their most voluble player, as it were—he served a similar role at Michigan State. In the summer of 2011 the Spartans went through a brutal off-season strength-and-conditioning regimen. As the players gasped for breath after a particularly taxing drill, Green smiled and said, “Y’all know you have to do it twice, right?”

That line cracked up his teammates—with one exception.