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A few weeks ago, we celebrated the one year anniversary of “The Playground Gave Us…”

A year ago this week, we examined the late, great Reggie Lewis. In celebration of the belated birthday of “The Playground Gave Us…” series, I give you the updated version on the re-mix tip.

The fall of the Boston Celtics empire was not due to, though it did coincide, with Larry Bird’s back problems in the late ’80s and early ’90s. The definitive blows were delivered in the forms of the untimely passing of the franchise’s future torchbearers – Len Bias in ‘85 and Reggie Lewis in ‘93.

Reggie Lewis, known as “Truck” to his family and friends in his hometown of Baltimore, was on the cusp of stardom when he succumbed to a heart condition. At the moment of his death, he was doing what he loved – playing ball. Read More »

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HEART! DESIRE! BELIEF! PERSISTENCE!

It’s the intangibles that can’t be taught that transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. And in the case of Juan Dixon, it was those qualities that propelled him from a childhood rife with disappointment and tragedy into one of the most beloved, and respected, players in the modern history of the college game. Read More »