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Cole Kravetz
Cole dedicated his life to basketball. The early mornings, the late nights in the gym, the workouts on holidays — everything pointed toward one goal: the NBA.
Eventually he had to be honest with himself. As a short, white, Jewish kid, the dream of making the league wasn't going to happen. That realization gutted him — but it also opened a door.
He pivoted. And in pivoting, he realized he wasn't alone. Every athlete faces this moment — even the ones who make it. NBA players retire. Stars get injured. Careers end far sooner than anyone expects. Some fall into depression when the game leaves them. Others rebuild and create something new.
Life After Ball exists for that conversation — the one most athletes are never taught how to have.