Sal Vulcano

And we were like, okay, watch.

This first team we're going to play is going to be amazing.

So we show up for this first game, okay?

We get to the Catholic CYO Center.

It's like the Catholic Youth Organization gym.

We get there.

Every single kid on that team is just like Dominican or like we were all like scrawny little white kids.

These kids were like six feet tall already.

I'll never forget it.

I walked in and you do drills in the beginning before you start the game.

You all go in the line and take layups on your side.

They're taking layups on their side.

And I remember I locked eyes with some kid and he looked at me and he was dribbling the ball backwards through his legs as he walked backwards.

And he didn't break eye contact with me.

And then he like ran up and like he did a layup and like tap the backboard or whatever.

We lost 44-0.

The first game.

44-0.

So at the end of the game, you're supposed to line up and you all touch hands or whatever.

And you go upstairs and there's a little rec room and you get some Fritos and a juice box or whatever.