A dedication to Omar Maklad
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Daddy was sitting on the sofa and making a phone call.“Okay, I’ll shoot a scene in trainwreck.”
“Dad can I ask you a question,” I asked.
“What is it son?”
“How did you become a successful b-ball player and now a successful businessman?”
Daddy stood up, grabbed me, and put me on his lap.”
“Well, my little Lebron, in the beginning, I wasn’t as blessed as you.”
“What do you mean,” I asked.
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“My daddy left me after your grandma birthed me.”
My dad made a sad face, but then smiled.
“But I promise I’ll never leave you.”
“Wait how did you become so great?” I asked“
"Daddy was raised in the ghettos of the Akron, and Mommy and I moved a lot.”
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"I felt empty as a child, and lonely,"Said my Daddy.
"Why was that?" I asked.
"Well, I didn't have a sense of home because I was always moving and I didn't have a dad."Said my Daddy.
"How did you help yourself?" I asked
"Basketball helped me because it helped me relieve stress and the basketball court is my home.
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"I felt hopeless about my future and cut most of 5th grade,"Said Daddy
"Thankfully, my football coach set my straight by letting me live with his family."
"My football coach put me into the track to win 3 state championship, and led me to be drafted by the Cavalier." Daddy said,"I won 2 championship since then."
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A dedication to Omar Maklad
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Created & published on StoryJumper™ ©2025 StoryJumper, Inc.
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Daddy was sitting on the sofa and making a phone call.“Okay, I’ll shoot a scene in trainwreck.”
“Dad can I ask you a question,” I asked.
“What is it son?”
“How did you become a successful b-ball player and now a successful businessman?”
Daddy stood up, grabbed me, and put me on his lap.”
“Well, my little Lebron, in the beginning, I wasn’t as blessed as you.”
“What do you mean,” I asked.
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"Lebron James"
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