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Almost 8,000 Miles From Home, Two Brothers Faced Off With One Goal: “Just beat him.”

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ALTOONA, Pa. - Remember that time at the local community basketball court, on the diamond with your friends, or in the backyard on Thanksgiving morning for the annual Turkey Bowl? If you were lucky enough to have any siblings that loved to go out and play too, you would remember how much fun it was to compete against them while on the other team.

Luckily for me, I still get those opportunities every once in a while at family gatherings, to beat up on my older brothers, usually on the small basketball court at my Grandma's house. Just a good ole fashion pick-up game in the backyard feels like Game 7 of the NBA Finals when squaring off against my ultra-competitive brothers.