Liberty Ballers · Aug 9, 2015
The Final Piece: Skal Labissiere
Andy Marlin-USA TODAY SportsSecond in a series.
Less than a year from now, University of Kentucky freshman Skal Labissiere will walk across a stage mere seconds after being selected in the first round of the NBA Draft. The fact that Labissiere can even walk at all is nothing short of a miracle.
On January 12, 2010, a catastrophic earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale devastated the city of Port-au-Price, Haiti. According to conservative estimates, more than 100,000 people lost their lives that afternoon, and approximately a quarter of a million homes were destroyed.
