Markelle Fultz is tired.
If you push him, Washington’s star freshman guard will reluctantly admit a whirlwind schedule this that included a slew of prep All-Star games, training with the USA Basketball Men’s U18 National Team and making a MVP-performance for the Americans in the U-18 FIBA Americas tournament in Chile has taken it’s toll.
“My body might say it’s physically, but I’m always ready to play no matter what time of day it is or any time,” he said. “If we had a game right now, I’d go play a game. That’s just how I am.