Basketball saved him from the Jonestown massacre
Basketball saved his life. This isn't a story about how basketball gave an 18-year-old something to do, something to get him off the streets or away from drugs. When he says basketball saved his life, he doesn't mean it in a figurative way. He means it literally.
If it wasn't for basketball, he would have been a part of one of the most horrific scenes of our time. If it wasn't for basketball, he would've been in the middle of the jungle in Guyana, South America, drinking Flavor Aid laced with poison. If it wasn't for basketball, he surely would have been found dead, along with 918 other men, women and children.
But basketball saved the life of Jim Jones Jr. It allowed him to live and to raise a son who is now 18 and a basketball star himself.
Rest of the story...
http://www.sptimes.com/2007/10/06/Sports/Basketball_saved_him_.shtml
On Sunday, ESPN's Outside the Lines (9:30 a.m.) will air a 19-1/2-minute documentary on their story.
Basketball saved his life. This isn't a story about how basketball gave an 18-year-old something to do, something to get him off the streets or away from drugs. When he says basketball saved his life, he doesn't mean it in a figurative way. He means it literally.
If it wasn't for basketball, he would have been a part of one of the most horrific scenes of our time. If it wasn't for basketball, he would've been in the middle of the jungle in Guyana, South America, drinking Flavor Aid laced with poison. If it wasn't for basketball, he surely would have been found dead, along with 918 other men, women and children.
But basketball saved the life of Jim Jones Jr. It allowed him to live and to raise a son who is now 18 and a basketball star himself.
Rest of the story...
http://www.sptimes.com/2007/10/06/Sports/Basketball_saved_him_.shtml
On Sunday, ESPN's Outside the Lines (9:30 a.m.) will air a 19-1/2-minute documentary on their story.
