Question

muggsy bogues played in the national basketball association (nba) for fifteen seasons, most notably for the charlotte hornets. a popular player, he was admired for his on - court speed and tenacity. but when he was young, many people thought he would never be able to play professional basketball. the reason? at five feet three inches tall, bogues was considered too short to master the game. even after he won a basketball scholarship and began playing for wake forest university, commentators announcing the games mocked him. the turning point came when wake forest went up against north carolina state university on national television. during that game, bogues earned twenty points and had ten assists (passes to another player who then scores a basket), silencing his critics. when he was drafted by the washington bullets in 1987, he became the shortest nba player in history - a personal and professional triumph.
it highlights the role of sports commentators in contributing to bogues’s fame.
it illustrates bogues’s ability to change the minds of his critics.
it emphasizes the extent to which people focused on his small size.

Explanation:

The passage details how Muggsy Bogues overcame criticism about his small height (5'3") by excelling on national television, silencing his critics, and becoming the shortest NBA player ever. The key narrative is his ability to prove doubters wrong. The first option is incorrect because commentators mocked him, not contributed to his fame. The third option is partially true but not the main focus; the passage centers on his triumph over that focus, not just the focus itself.

Answer:

It illustrates Bogues's ability to change the minds of his critics.