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Grown in the Game: Henderson Brings Basketball Pedigree to Portland

"There’s a picture, we’re all sitting in the family room, I think my dad was playing with the Pistons at the time. I’m sitting on my mom’s lap and I have a basketball and a cookie… Not much has changed."

Gerald Henderson, Jr.'s parents would've allowed their son to pursue any profession be it a doctor, teacher, architect, policeman or any other trade, but growing up under the same roof as a 13-year NBA veteran and three-time world champion, it was only natural for Henderson to pursue basketball. Growing to be 6'5" with explosive athleticism, the genetics didn't hurt either.