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Cavs.com Feature: Savoring the Journey

Jaron Blossomgame's Basketball Odyssey Nearly Ended
Before It Ever Began

If the saying is true that patience is a virtue, then Cavaliers rookie Jaron Blossomgame might be the most virtuous guy on the squad.

No player’s road to the NBA is easy, but for the man with the moniker that was built for basketball, it’s been an uphill climb that’s simultaneously the culmination and the very beginning of his journey.

Whether it was the gruesome AAU injury that nearly ended his hoops career before it could begin or getting released by the Spurs after spending a season in the G League, Blossomgame isn’t easily deterred.