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Playing hoops again

I still remember my first day at the Kia Motors Training Center. I had been hired as a teacher in the center's intensive English language program . The general manager gave me a tour of the facilities. He was most proud of the basketball court . He talked about the Kia Motors basketball team, how they were so great, he talked about the different players. We spent more time at the basketball court than we did in the classrooms. Of course I was thinking that, for once, my race had helped me get a job in Korea! * * * I would occasionally play basketball with the students at the training center. I was a few years removed from my prime. When I was in college I played every weekend, mostly in pickup games. Of course, we were all surprised by a guy we called Bird. I never knew his real name--he was a white guy with a pony tail. He was unassuming, never talked trash, just played the game. Wow, did he play well! All kinds of pump fakes, smooth moves, great shooter. Everyone else playi