12-10-2020, 08:07 PM
“Dallas is my second home, man, (after) Puerto Rico,” he said. He paused to rub his neck with his left hand, then slid it across his face, his thumb and pointer finger stretching the corners of his mouth. When he spoke next, his voice quivered: “It’s just special, man. It’s happiest place I ever played basketball.”
Barea would answer questions for 12 more minutes, but he could have stopped there. The look in his eye and the break in his tone conveyed more than words or numbers or milestones ever could. Sometimes, the spirit of a thing says it all.
Barea would answer questions for 12 more minutes, but he could have stopped there. The look in his eye and the break in his tone conveyed more than words or numbers or milestones ever could. Sometimes, the spirit of a thing says it all.