Shaquille O’Neal said, “My stepdad was a Sergeant in the Army, a serious and strong man of character. We had an excellent relationship...
I once played at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks in my first season in the NBA.
I had a terrible game.
Afterward, he called me and asked why I played so badly.
He wondered if it was the pressure of facing Patrick Ewing and the Knicks. I told him I felt pressure.
He said, ‘Tomorrow, I want you home at 7:00 AM. Pick me up. We’re going to see a family that has no home.’
On the way, we encountered a family in need.
My stepdad stopped, gave them money for their next meal, and said,
"That’s pressure. You have everything; you’re weak. There’s no pressure in playing basketball and earning millions of dollars. Real pressure is felt by those who don’t know when or where their next meal will come from."
He told me to get out and help that family.
I got out and saw a man with his wife and two children who had just lost their home.
The man was looking for work. He told me he was cutting grass.
I called a friend and asked him to get this man a job.
I called another friend and said I needed an apartment for a family of four, promising to send a check the next day. They needed help.
After that, I never felt pressure in a basketball game again because that family had real pressure.”
Trent Noah has struggled this year, but he showed up when Kentucky needed him the most vs. Arkansas.
Mark Pope: "I told him this morning, ‘Trent, I don’t know why, I just feel it in my bones that you’re gonna have a game tonight,’ and he delivered."
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WILD DAY FOR AMARI WILLIAMS 🤯🔥
After practicing with the Maine Celtics this morning, Williams received a last-minute NBA call, flew to New York, arrived two hours before tipoff, and made clutch plays in Boston’s 2OT win vs Nets
His night included a key OT assist, an And-1 finish, and the game-saving block 🍀
Catholic father of Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza, Fernando Mendoza Sr., a pediatric emergency physician, remains seated throughout his son’s games as a quiet act of love and solidarity with his wife, Elsa, who has been living with multiple sclerosis since 2007 and uses a wheelchair.