The I'm a writer and endings are difficult. When I think about the ending of this story,

I keep trying to find something poetic to put here in this final episode.

Something that wraps it up neatly and puts a pretty bow on it because I want closure because I want to put it away.

I've been living in this story that this is the year that made me how I am.

I've said plenty about how losing Alicia affected me.

Some part of me still wants Alicia to about how losing Alicia affected me.

Some part of me still wants Alicia to see me as someone special.

But beyond losing Alicia, I can't deny that the way that our basketball season ended still means a lot to me.

The irony is maybe even because of doing this show, now I do an NBA show.

I'm working with a couple of my high school teammates on that show.

Doing this has resurrected basketball in my life to some extent. I can't put it down.

I'm still chasing the high of what it felt like

to run with these guys on a state finalist basketball team.

I remember how hard it was for people to get in.

Because if you came to that game 30 minutes before,

tip, you weren't getting it.

Like, the place was full.

The jam was packed.

It was jumping through the roof.

And it's 640. Our lines is tight. We are dunking on the ring,

skying. You got the girls coming your name. It's packed every home game.

But just even going back to lay-up lines,

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