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After learning the game on the neighborhood courts of Memphis, Elliot Perry has reached his goal of playing in the NBA...and more

By Jeramie McPeek, Fastbreak Magazine

Originally published: February, 1996

Cruising with friends down the road in Memphis, Tenn., Elliot Perry sat in the back seat, stuffed from the Big Macs and fries he'd just scarfed down. A sophomore at Treadwell High School, Perry was contemplating the basketball game he would soon play. A game the four were heading to when...

SCREEEEEEEEEEEEGH... BAM!

Mere blocks from the school, while zipping through the intersection of National and Macon, a vehicle ran a red light and slammed into
the side of their car.