Nathan Chen keeps busy. The Salt Lake native is finishing up his freshman year at Yale. He is traveling the world, constantly training. Oh, and this weekend he dominated the field to defend his world figure skating title.
In between, the teenager keeps tabs on his fantasy basketball team.
“KD, Trae Young, J.J. Redick,” Chen says, listing off the NBA players on his squad. “Of course, I have Donovan.”
Chen’s sisters introduced him to the ice when the Winter Olympics came to Salt Lake City in 2002. His brother, though, introduced him to another important part of his life: basketball and the Utah Jazz.