SAN FRANCISCO – Video games are just one outlet that got De’Anthony Melton through another long rehab. Hours controlling a world through joysticks when his own body kept having setbacks as an elite athlete in his mid-20s.Melton, now 27, scoured streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and HBO Max, going through a number of shows and currently is watching The Sopranos. Books were another friend to him, too, and Melton shared Thursday after Warriors practice that The 48 Laws of Power and The Power of Now are two that he read in a time when basketball wasn’t an option.Having to be taken to physical therapy appointments by his uncle and the worry of hitting his surgically repaired left knee getting in and out of the car are memories that will remain. Those days also will always be part of his story.A closed chapter of his own book that’s being written day by day.“Man, just to hear I’ve been playing for over a month, I’m excited about it,” Melton said Thursday. “I’m feeling well. Taking it game by game. I think adjusting to different teams, different coverages and different players is what I’m...
De’Anthony Melton’s patience, perspective clarified bigger picture with Warriors
Published January 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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