As a Chicago-born sports journalist with deep roots in Black American culture and a pragmatic eye for human stories, I’ve watched Larsson’s quiet dominance in the EuroLeague—17 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists. These aren’t just numbers. They’re whispers of resilience: a blue-collar kid from the West Side who turned silence into strategy. This is basketball as poetry—not spectacle. And it’s time we stopped measuring talent by box score alone.