Gary Trent Jr.'s Unbreakable Bond With His Paralyzed Friend
The Lead
Wondery
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 11 November 2020
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
Portland Trailblazers guard Gary Trent Jr. turned heads in this year’s NBA playoffs with a breakout performance and impressive shooting from behind the arc. But not a lot of people knew about the journey he was embarking on off the court. The Athletic’s Jason Quick has the story of the rising star's relationship with his childhood best friend, who suffered a terrible accident two years ago, and how the two of them keep pushing each other to get better at their respective pursuits, through communication, encouragement, and a heavy dose of smack-talking.
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| 0:12.8 | boy falsely accused of stealing a backpack and held it Recker's island for three years |
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| 0:31.0 | One of the breakout stars of this year's NBA playoffs was Gary Trent Jr. |
| 0:37.0 | CJ kicks it back up top. |
| 0:39.6 | Gary Trent Jr. will knock down another 3D NBA's best three-point shooter in the bubble |
| 0:45.8 | at the moment. |
| 0:47.3 | But what very few people knew was that during that time, and for much of the past two seasons, |
| 0:52.4 | he's been drawing inspiration from his best friend who was paralyzed two years ago. |
| 0:57.6 | Today, the Athletics' Jason Quick has the story of how these two best friends have been |
| 1:02.3 | pushing each other with love, encouragement, and trash talking. |
| 1:08.8 | They have embraced this kind of tunnel vision that we're going to be great. |
| 1:14.4 | We're going to get through this and pity doesn't fit in that equation. |
| 1:22.6 | From wondering on the Athletic, I'm Kavitha Davidson. |
| 1:25.6 | When I'm under Skelto, it's Wednesday, November 11th, and this is The Lead. |
| 1:30.6 | It felt like something great was happening. |
| 1:35.6 | There was just something about the emotion and that heartache. |
| 1:39.6 | The days of the past don't matter because we've got this now. |
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