I agree, if there is a psychological issue that prohibits him from doing the one thing he truly loves, then there is definitely an off the court issue. But if the only problem is that he cannot shoot properly, then that is an on the court issue, not an off the court issue. I’m not convinced my level of empathy is the…

“If his shooting issues are a result of a mental health issue, it stands to reason that an issue that prevents him from being active professionally may be affecting him off the court as well.

I’m not sure how you reached that conclusion, but maybe you’re right? I don’t think Woj or the Sixers should be piling on by suggesting Fultz has issues beyond his on the court inability to shoot a jumpshot. I feel like we should lay off him and not cast any vague aspersions that he has off the court issues as well. I…

Yes, of course, I can think of reasons why his teammates would do that. But it seems better to me not to include it in the article at all. Fultz has enough trouble with shooting the basketball. Woj doesn’t need to pile on by suggesting he’s got other problems off the court as well. Which is what I was trying to say in…

Perhaps, yes. I was just replying to people who left comments. As you say, oftentimes, it is beating a dead horse. But sometimes, it is just the way a dialogue develops.

I don’t even need it to mean trouble with the law. I believe even internal/mental anxiety is tied directly to his on the court, shooting difficulties. To me, it all seems like an on the court issue. That’s my opinion on the matter. But I recognize that reasonable people may disagree. And I don’t mind receiving…

Fair. But if they were trying to protect the kid’s privacy, I wish he has left out the sentence about off the court troubles from his ESPN article. Which was the point of my original post in the first place.

Fair. But if it’s not our goddamn business, Woj and his teammates probably should not have insinuated t it in an ESPN article. That sentence was probably better left out, which was the entire point of my original comment.

I... I’m not sure what’s going on here. Are you replying to yourself, calling yourself a bitch, then telling yourself to go cry in a corner?This seems like a Kinja error of some sort.

I am not trolling, no. I believe he thinks about it when he is not physically standing on the court, yes. But I believe the things he thinks about are his on the court difficulties. I believe his issues are all directly tied to his difficulties shooting the basketball, and if he fixes that, everything else will…

His teammates definitely have more insight into his frame of mind. Why did his teammates and Woj not provide any details on what troubles Fultz is experiencing off the court? His problems shooting a basketball are obvious and easily observed. But suggesting that he has vague and unspecified off the court issues as…

I don’t believe that to be true, either. But it does not help to suggest a young athlete has vague, unspecified mental health issues without evidence, when it can simply be attributed to an on the court difficulty with shooting jumpshots. 

“What is happening to him is stressful.” But it is a basketball issue and an on the court issues that is causing the stress. “It is constantly weighing on him right now”, but it is his shooting issues and his on the court the court struggles that are weighing on him. I don’t think these are off the court problems. To…

I believe he thinks about it off the court. But the things he thinks about are on the court issues. 

Possibly. But if any of these things were true, I wish Woj would have detailed them in his report, as opposed to simply throwing Fultz under the bus with shadowy insinuations. The kid has trouble shooting. That much we know. But unless he has other troubles, don’t suddenly just slip in a throwaway line about possible…

“dude’s shit is a mess. He straight-up forgot how to shoot a basketball. It would be shocking for this to not have an effect on him mentally” I agree with all of this. Dude’s shit is a mess. He forgot how to shoot a basketball. It probably affected him mentally. These are on the court issues, not off the court. I…

I do not feel bad, no. I feel like the press is trying to bury this kid, suggesting he has problems on and off the court. I think that if he fixes his shot, he’ll be fine. To me, this very much seems like an on the court issue. I don’t understand why people need to pile on the kid.

“The fact that you haven’t heard of any off-court distress up til now doesn’t mean it’s not happening.” True. But I don’t like Woj and his teammates burying Fultz without any evidence. The kid is clearly struggling. Now anonymous teammates are suggesting he has off-court problems as well. I believe that if he starts…

“Because as time goes, they have been unable to find a physical reason for his problems. If it is indeed psychological, it isn’t too far-fetched to think maybe anxiety or something like that could be the underlying cause.” Yes, but even if it is psychological or anxiety — those are on-court issues. His psychological…

“Fultz’s teammates are increasingly concerned about his overall well-being beyond his struggles on the court.”