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Former UW star Markelle Fultz says year with the Huskies was ‘the best time of my life’

Markelle Fultz answers critics who labeled him 'soft' after missing 68 games last year with a mysterious shoulder injury. "There was really an injury. ... I've been back to work this summer and everything is back to even better than what it was," he says.

During a wide-ranging The Player’s Tribune interview with Washington Huskies great Isaiah Thomas, former UW star Markelle Fultz fondly remembers his one season in Seattle and talks about a NBA rookie season shortened by injury and his plans to fulfill the great expectations that comes with being the No. 1 overall draft pick.