The lives of professional NBA players are often enough to write a book or make a movie about. Many of them had complicated childhoods and troubled families before becoming the millionaire stars they are today.
Such is the case of Michael Porter Jr. (27), who after a career with the Nuggets was traded to the Brooklyn Nets about a month ago. A native of Indianapolis, he has said on several occasions that the Christian faith instilled in him at home was the only thing that dissuaded him from ending up like his brothers.
His younger brother Coban was sentenced to six years in prison for a fatal drunk driving accident, and his brother Jontay pleaded guilty to fraud in a gambling scandal.
However, Porter has recently acknowledged that he too deals with "his own demons". In his case, it is "the constant attraction to the flesh" - to women, that is - which has been exacerbated in recent years because his "relationship with God has weakened."
"Everyone has different weaknesses. Everyone struggles with different things. It can be people who deal with alcohol, with drugs. For example, my brother had problems with gambling.
"My weakness has always come in the form of women. And when I'm away from God, when I don't read his word, don't pray, don't prioritize, that's where the devil seems to get me: in the realm of women," the American forward explained.
He said that sometimes he looks at the lives of his family members and thinks about it: "I have two younger brothers who are married. I have two older sisters who are married. I'm the only one that's not. And I believe that God gives you what you are prepared to face," he said.
Finally, resigned to his reality, he wanted to explain: "God gave me a lot of money because he thought I could handle it and not lose myself in that area. And maybe Jontay wasn't blessed with so much money because he struggled with the idolatry of money. I haven't been blessed with a wife because maybe I'm not equipped to handle that because of my struggles," he said.