It was the fourth quarter and we were winning by twelve points with under one minute left in the game. The opposing team had just deflected the ball out of bounds near our basket. As the referee went to retrieve the ball, Coach P. shouted toward the end of our bench, “Reuben, go in the game for William.” I got to my feet but hesitated. Coach P., seeing that I was nervous, took my arm gently and ushered me toward the scorer’s table. I stumbled along the sideline under the force of his pull. When we got to the scorer’s table, the scorekeeper said to me, “Who are.
