How many times have you heard this by now? I love retired NBA players telling stories to the extent that it’s a full blown addiction.
This one’s a classic because it addresses one of the great DID YOU KNOW’s of the early 21st century.
And it’s arguably the worst or most obvious trivia question of all time.
My only gripe is that everyone always made it sounds like TMAC and VC grew up hooping in the backyard. I thought they lived down the street and were best buddies. It was always made to believe that they shared a childhood bedroom and were destined to be 1st team all NBA together from the start.
Instead it’s just a couple grandmas playing the name game at a family reunion long after each established themselves as bonafide pro prospects. So in that sense, a little disappointing to peel the curtain back on distant cousins.
Even so, I love most origin stories. There’s been a lot of overkill in the market lately but I still enjoy an origin like the rest of you. And this isn’t shabby look at two legends.
That said, I think it’s incredible that Vince Carter logged 8 seasons and 555 more games AFTER Tracy McGrady retired. One of the longest and committed NBA careers of my lifetime and certainly one of the most respected.
So there’s the story. Maybe not that sexy but a perfectly good reason to hit you guys with some incredible high school mixtapes.