Great Sports Story
I think that professional athletes are often hailed as heroes when they do the most minor good thing — but at the highschool and college level (to some extent) athletes still play for the love of the game. That’s why this story from ESPN is so great.
A player’s mom recently died, and as a result he showed up late for a game. His coach, not thinking he was coming at all, left him off the roster. When the coach went to sub him in in the 2nd quarter, it was an automatic technical, giving the opposing team 2 shots. The opposing coach picks a shooter and says, “You know you are missing these, right?” The kid nods, heads up to the floor, and intentionally misses both throws. Really good gesture.
Reminds of CP3 scoring 62 for his grandfather and missing the last free throw on purpose:
Great segment on Mike and Mike about Johntell. Well said Mike2.