Right now in my life, I think I have 3 of the best jobs in the world.  My first job is loving and living basketball enough that I can put a few words together that not only entertain, but hopefully educates certain people about the game.  My other job is being part of a group of people that are about to break a few rules with a website that’s combining the best of both worlds; HipHop and basketball (www.magenge.co.za).  My other job, which I hold dearest to my heart, is being the best father to the most adorable daughter in the world.

With a lot of things in the world not going so well, I think that it is always important for each of us to strive to make ourselves and those around us better people.  Time waits for no man and as a wise man (Common) once said, nobody speaks truth better than time itself because you can never rewind it.  My truth, as I sit here grinding, is that the time has finally come for basketball to take its place as “The Game of Life”.  For some, Barack Obama might finally be a good reason for them to finally seek knowledge about basketball, those were my sentiments on Sunday as I was reading City Press and seeing a picture of the man balling.  This, a day after the president attended an NBA game between his hometown Chicago Bulls against the Washington Wizards, the game can only grow stronger across the world.  Maybe this also spells more acknowledgement and respect for our involvement in the game over the years.

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