HARTFORD — Isaac and Daniel Hamilton grew up in Los Angeles playing basketball as a contact sport.
The two received plenty of bloody noses and life lessons trying to keep up on the court with much older children, who included their brothers Gary, who played at the University of Miami, and Jordan, who starred at Texas and played in the N.B.A.
“Sometimes we couldn’t even finish games because of fights,” Isaac said. “But that taught us to come out here and compete every day and just play basketball. Do something you love.”
Daniel added: “Just being competitive.