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.