It was a beautiful sunny Saturday morning. As Myles sat on the edge of his bed putting on his sneakers, he heard a knock on his door. “Come in, “Myles said.
“Good morning son, before you go outside today I need you to clean up the basement. It's a big mess down there" Mr. Lloyd said.
“Come on dad,” Myles replied. “I am meeting my friends at the park to play basketball today".
“Your friends can wait but your chores come first. Being responsible, disciplined, and accountable will take you far in life. Always remember that son,” Mr. Lloyd answered as he left Myles’ room. Myles heads for the basement huffing and puffing, disappointed that his plans have been changed.
"You got to be kidding me" Myles shouted as he saw boxes everywhere. He didn’t …show more content…
He pulled the picture out of the frame and read the back of the photo. It read
“Earl Lloyd, Parker- Gray High School class of 1946, first African-African to play in the N.B.A. Washington Capitols 1950.
"Wow, I always knew that grandpa played in the N.B.A, but I didn’t know he was the first African American player.” Myles thought to himself. At this point, Myles was overcome with excitement and wanted to see what else he would find in the …show more content…
He played his final two seasons with the Detroit Pistons. The sport of basketball will be forever grateful to Mr. Lloyd for his ground breaking contributions.”
As he continued to look through the dusty sack, he saw a magazine article that featured his grandfather. Myles noticed that his grandfather looked older in this picture. The caption read:
“Earl Lloyd continued to make history by becoming the first African American NBA assistant coach in 1969-1970 for the Detroit Pistons. In the following season, Lloyd became the 2nd African American Head coach, only preceded by Bill Russell.
Myles finally finished cleaning the basement and he returned upstairs. While passing through the living room, he saw a picture of his family with Earl Lloyd.
“I was always proud of Grandpa Earl but now this picture means so much more to me. My grandfather was a strong man who never let anything or anyone stand in the way of his progress and success. He was someone who was a great father and athlete. He was a leader who was never afraid of being different. My dad had always been by hero, and now I will add grandpa Earl because he was the first to do it,” Myles promised to
“Good morning son, before you go outside today I need you to clean up the basement. It's a big mess down there" Mr. Lloyd said.
“Come on dad,” Myles replied. “I am meeting my friends at the park to play basketball today".
“Your friends can wait but your chores come first. Being responsible, disciplined, and accountable will take you far in life. Always remember that son,” Mr. Lloyd answered as he left Myles’ room. Myles heads for the basement huffing and puffing, disappointed that his plans have been changed.
"You got to be kidding me" Myles shouted as he saw boxes everywhere. He didn’t …show more content…
He pulled the picture out of the frame and read the back of the photo. It read
“Earl Lloyd, Parker- Gray High School class of 1946, first African-African to play in the N.B.A. Washington Capitols 1950.
"Wow, I always knew that grandpa played in the N.B.A, but I didn’t know he was the first African American player.” Myles thought to himself. At this point, Myles was overcome with excitement and wanted to see what else he would find in the …show more content…
He played his final two seasons with the Detroit Pistons. The sport of basketball will be forever grateful to Mr. Lloyd for his ground breaking contributions.”
As he continued to look through the dusty sack, he saw a magazine article that featured his grandfather. Myles noticed that his grandfather looked older in this picture. The caption read:
“Earl Lloyd continued to make history by becoming the first African American NBA assistant coach in 1969-1970 for the Detroit Pistons. In the following season, Lloyd became the 2nd African American Head coach, only preceded by Bill Russell.
Myles finally finished cleaning the basement and he returned upstairs. While passing through the living room, he saw a picture of his family with Earl Lloyd.
“I was always proud of Grandpa Earl but now this picture means so much more to me. My grandfather was a strong man who never let anything or anyone stand in the way of his progress and success. He was someone who was a great father and athlete. He was a leader who was never afraid of being different. My dad had always been by hero, and now I will add grandpa Earl because he was the first to do it,” Myles promised to