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Davidson's other star, off the court

By Anna Katherine Clemmons
Special to Page 2

Friday, May 8, 2009

He waited seven months. Seven months of sweeping and draining a pothole-laden outdoor basketball court, one of the few courts that exist in Benin City, Nigeria. Occasionally the teenager managed to sneak in a few shots before the older players arrived and forced the "cleaning kids" to watch from the sidelines. If the younger hopefuls had on basketball shoes or clothing, the older players took them. So most of the time, he went home without his shoes or T-shirt. Still, like many of the children ...

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