Prince's relationship with the game of basketball

It’s been five years since the world lost one of its greatest performers, and basketball lost one of its greatest fans. For today’s SI daily cover, Jon Wertheim joins Madelyn Burke to recall the relationship Prince had with the game.

It’s been five years since the world lost one of its greatest performers, and basketball lost one of its greatest fans. For today’s SI daily cover, Jon Wertheim joins Madelyn Burke to recall the relationship Prince had with the game.

Illustration by Tim McDonagh

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