Portland Trailblazers rookie Meyers Leonard has one hell of an origin story. After his dad dies in a freak accident at the age of 6, the family was exteremely poor. Meyers and his brother Bailey had to sleep on a floor with no electricity or water or furniture for a while. When Bailey left to join the Marines for two terms, Meyers stayed behind and played college basketball for Illinois State.
Meyers hadn’t seen Bailey for a couple of years until this moment below, when Bailey surprised his brother before one of his Illinois games. Take a look:
h/t: The Daily What
September 30, 2012 at 4:14 am, A basketball star is tearfully reunited with his soldier brother – Death and Taxes | ShiftPDX said:
[...] A basketball star is tearfully reunited with his soldier brotherDeath and TaxesPortland Trailblazers rookie Meyers Leonard has one hell of an origin story. After his dad dies in a freak accident at the age of 6, the family was exteremely poor. Meyers and his brother Bailey had to sleep on a floor with no electricity or water or furniture for a … [...]
October 01, 2012 at 10:41 pm, Inel 'Nellie' Taggart said:
GREAT story! I love seeing people reunited like that
October 03, 2012 at 1:13 pm, Eugenio Sanchez said:
Beutiful brothers story.
October 03, 2012 at 8:12 pm, Latrella Stoutamire said:
I was in tears….glad he wasn't afraid to show emotion….
October 06, 2012 at 12:18 pm, Tom Hopkins said:
Great video, you can feel the love immediately.
October 07, 2012 at 1:06 pm, Marine Home From Afghanistan Surprises Brother at Practice for College Game At University Of Michigan, « Taking On A Cause by Patsy McCaw-Yager,Englewood, Fl. said:
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