It would be too heavy a burden to some, a legacy to shy away from because of the unfair comparisons that could be made, a history that would be impossible to live up to.
Many would-be athletes have refused to try and become their father’s sons. They rebel, they find other avenues, they give up on the futile chase of greatness because it can never be completed.
Not so for Domantas Sabonis, who proudly carries one of the greatest names in basketball history and welcomes the responsibility that goes with it.
His father, Arvydas, was at a time one of the greatest talents on the planet and his son will never be that, yet he fairly beams with pride discussing it.