It's time for 'Zeke' to go away
As a junior high student and a scrappy point guard on my basketball team, I tried my hardest to emulate a confident and tough point guard named Isiah Thomas. He was brash, but always backed his words with the play of a leader. He led Indiana to the national championshp and was drafted in the first round by the Detroit Pistons - which quickly became my favorite team.
Isiah - known as "Zeke" by his teammates - came from a tough background in inner city Chicago, which was a far cry from my white bread, rural midwest background, but his style of play made me want to emulate him.
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