Thursday 25 October 2012

Memories of Ben Wilson, 28 years later

“He had everything you could have to be a superstar,” the rapper and actor Common says about Benjamin Wilson, his former neighbor on Chicago's South Side. It's a strong statement to make about a high school basketball player. But “Benji,” a melancholy,Ben Wilson's talent was so immense that a legacy of an NBA legend awaited. Unfortunately, life dealt him a different fate, and now that legacy has far more real-world ramifications. "Benji," as he was known to

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