A few years ago, Adam Drexler was in Brooklyn visiting his father, former Trail Blazers superstar and Naismith Hall of Fame member, Clyde Drexler. Clyde was in town for a Big 3 Media event with rapper Ice Cube and an ensemble of basketball stars. Adam had just returned from Japan after playing his first season of professional basketball. As the father and son left the hotel to the arena, taking the back exit to avoid the crowds that would inevitably be waiting at the front, Adam recalls his dad telling stories of his glory days in the NBA.
“My father said, ‘Well back in the day there still used to be fans at the back exit and we would get swarmed.