re: Nikola Jokic pretty much hates playing basketball.

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I'd imagine a lot of pro athletes grow to dislike their sport simply because of all the time they must invest in it over the course of their lives. It's a job and not a pickup game at the Y.

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Maybe some of them resent that they're almost like objects put here for our amusement, like the gladiators in the Roman Coliseum, but of course they're not killing each other.

This makes me think of the premium lounge area in Petco Park, where there's a restaurant and an indoor batting cage built in where the players rotate in and take their batting practice swings in the restaurant area. It's obviously cool from a fan's perspective but I could see being put off by that as a player, treated almost like a zoo animal.