Basketball is a lifelong love of mine. I’ve played since I was eight or nine. I played on varsity in high school, although I didn’t play much on that one team. I was more “into it” as a wee lad. I was and am a three point specialist with high basketball IQ and a good defender. I’m not super fast, or a great ball handler.
I have some really good memories of a few teams I played on. Before high school when I started to develop a back condition that severely limited my playing (i didn’t even play freshman year in hs), I was usually the best three point shooter on the team. On and off the court, the best part was the friendships I made with my teammates… all the car rides, rival games, etc that we experienced together made a very close bond.
I haven’t played in a while. Like in a pickup setting. I found a new gym nearby however, and I’m going to try and start going. I have to lose weight in order to play pickup games. I sometimes shoot threes at a local outdoor hoop. 
When I was leaving juvy, a guard told me that “the boys said you can ball” and that I should get a colllege scholarship. Never happened but it did boost my self-esteem.