[Grantland] The Faded Smile (Life and Times of Eddie Griffin)

Pizza_Da_Hut · Jun 20, 2014

http://grantland.com/features/eddie-griffin-nba-life-death/

Grantland said:

Moochie Norris recognized that face. As basketballs danced and shoes screeched across the court, Norris zeroed in on the teenager. How did Norris know him? For years, Norris had scratched and clawed his way to a respectable NBA career, most notably in a pair of stints with the Houston Rockets as a pass-first point guard with a blown-out Afro that added a few inches to his 6-foot-1 frame. Now 40, Norris is an assistant coach at Houston’s Victory Prep. He figured he had met the teenager with the sheepish smile and lithe frame at a local youth game.
Norris called him over.
“How do I know you?” Norris asked. “I know you from somewhere.”
The boy knew Norris, too. His soft reply nearly made Norris cry.
“Eddie Griffin’s my uncle,” said the boy, who introduced himself as Marvin Powell.
Of course, Norris thought. Everything snapped into focus...
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