Imagine being the one black kid in your affluent white neighborhood knowing you didn’t have what they did. Then, hooping with your homeboys in hood while they saw you as the soft, light skinned kid. That was mcarterwilliams existence. He existed in two worlds, yet didn’t belong to either. How about getting your first name “Michael”, passes down from your grandfather who was actually born “Leroy, but he had to change his name in order to trick white people into tending their horses? This was all a part of Michael Carter-Williams childhood. One he’s grateful for today! thepivot X Michael Carter-Williams #ThePivot #MichaelCarterWilliams #NBA #MentalHealth