Wednesdays by Ben Rennie

Wednesdays by Ben Rennie

The Problem with Vegas is the Problem with Everything.

Three years ago, my son Kai knew nothing about basketball — he didn’t know how to dribble, shoot, or play ball. For most of his life, he…

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Ben Rennie
Dec 03, 2024
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Three years ago, my son Kai knew nothing about basketball — he was a snowboarder ranked fourth globally on the Freeride Junior World Tour, focused on the slopes, not the court. But a chance visit to a Utah Jazz game in 2019 changed everything. Fast forward to today, and Kai lives in Utah, playing for Utah Prep Academy, one of the top-ranked high school …

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