Aaron "Showtime" Taylor was an inmate of the infamous San Quentin state prison for 26 years. When Warriors executives would visit the prison for their annual pickup game against the inmates, Taylor would act as the play-by-play announcer.
Taylor was arrested and convicted after a robbery went wrong in 1994—it was his third strike. His story, chronicled by The Athletic's Marcus Thompson, highlighted his struggles with drug addiction, a troubled childhood and eventual rehabilitation.
And on Saturday night, he found himself being interviewed on the Warriors home court with two-time MVP Stephen Curry by his side.