Photo: Luke Sharrett for The New York Times
The New York Times released an article this morning that highlights 3 Kentucky basketball players and their mothers and talks about the possibility of a new television show called “The Real Basketball Moms of Kentucky.”
Yep, you read that right.
Here is an excerpt of the story that gives some insight into Henry Clay’s Jordan Green and how life has been growing up with basketball being the main part of his and his mother’s life.
“Sometimes, I’ve wanted to know what being a regular kid was like,” said Jordan Green, an 18-year-old, 6-foot-6 senior forward, who is the son of Michelle Green. “From Day 1, all I’ve known is basketball.”
His mother makes no apologies for her behavior. When Green, who works at a middle school, cheers from the stands, she said, “I turn into a complete different person.”
“I am an animal,” she continued. “I heckle everybody — the parents, the players, the referees.”
The six mothers hoping to star in the show know each other from the sidelines of their sons’ various basketball games. They are not close friends, but they all have centered their family’s lives on their sons’ jump shots in hopes of gaining the attention of college coaches.
“He’s got to get a scholarship,” Green said of Jordan, who scored a team-high 16 points in a victory last week. “When in sixth grade, they start talking about scholarships, it became business for me.”
You can read “Real Basketball Moms of Kentucky” by clicking here.
What is your opinion of having a television show about basketball moms?
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