It was the “Welcome to the NBA” moment for London, Ont.’s Shaedon Sharpe as the rookie guard made his preseason debut with the Portland Trailblazers on Monday night.
As I jog out of the locker room, around the corner and out toward the gymnasium, I look around. In front of me, a couple of my teammates line up by a big sign that reads “Nease High School Women’s Basketball Game at 6 p.m.!”