Avery Ramsey didn’t set his alarm clock for 6 a.m., content to sleep for a couple more hours before the sunrise would illuminate his bedroom.
Yet, like clockwork, when the little hand on Avery’s watch approached six, his two sons, Jahmi’us and Corinthian, sneakers laced and duffel bags stuffed with basketballs and water bottles, were there to interrupt his peaceful slumber. Within minutes, the trio shuttled to a nearby training center to run through shooting drills and practice dribbling moves inside an empty gym.
“My dad used to make me and my brother wake him up instead of him coming to get us up,” Jahmi’us said, “to see how bad we really wanted it.