Bismack Biyombo will realize a dream just by looking at the sideline
Memphis Grizzlies center Bismack Biyombo, 18, handles the ball in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz Nov. 29 in Memphis. Biyombo says his Christian faith means everything to him. “I live by it. I breathe it.” (Brandon Dill/AP file)
Young Oscar Tshiebwe was selling bricks to provide for his family when he was discovered at Bismack Biyombo’s basketball camp in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Next week, they’ll share the court together.
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Drew Hill
Drew Hill covers the Memphis Grizzlies and is a top-10 APSE winner. He has worked throughout the South writing about college athletics before landing in Memphis.
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