When he was growing up in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas, Justin Lyons wasn’t yet known as “GuitarSlayer.”
That would come later when his musical chops went global.
But he was an athlete. A good one, too. He particularly excelled at basketball, enough to chase the dream.
“I was a Mavs fan, a sports fan, because I played basketball all the way to college,” Lyons said. “I thought I was going to be on the court, be a Dallas Mav.”
As it turns out, his dream came true.