A fitting Ottawa visit for NBA stars
Two of Canada’s brightest basketball talents recently had the chance to rub elbows with the family of the man responsible for creating the game they love.
Sitting on one side of a podium inside the gym at the Taggart Family YMCA-YWCA on Tuesday night were Minnesota Timberwolves star Andrew Wiggins, last year’s NBA Rookie of the Year, and new Toronto Raptor and fellow Toronto native Cory Joseph. On the other side of the podium was Jim Naismith, the grandson of basketball founding father Dr. James Naismith.
For an event that was part of the NBA’s tour through Canada to promote the sport north of the border and give those who might not otherwise have the chance an opportunity to see their favourite players in action, the trio’s presence in Ottawa on Tuesday was particularly fitting.
The significance was, apparently, not lost on any of them.
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