May 10, 2021
Terrence Clarke was on the cusp of achieving the goal to which he had aspired for the 19 years of his life: a career in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
In 2021, he was regarded as one of the best shooting guards in US colleges and universities (Kentucky Wildcats Basketball). All the major professional basketball teams wanted him to be a part of their programmes, but he wanted to play for the Boston Celtics. Terrence idolised Rajon Rondo, a member of the Boston Celtics from 2006 to 2014, and an elite member of the NBA.
As a child, he wore a green headband and wristband (green is the Celtics’ colour) daily as he walked around his house with a basketball tucked under his left arm. He was determined, as he said, to become “one of the greatest ball players of all time”.