if you're japanese-american and grew up in socal then you most likely played asian league basketball when you were a kid/teenager and went to all the basketball dances. now as adults, we no longer have weekly basketball games or tournament dances to attend. but every summer in august, japanese-amerians gather to relive their glory days and play in the las vegas invitational.
don't mistake me for one of those people though -- i haven't touched a basketball in almost 10 years. the last time i played in the las vegas basketball tournament was when i was in 8th grade. some of my friends and i did want to join in on the fun in las vegas though. we drove straight to vegas after work and met our friends at the hotel bar. it was an epic reunion to say the least. not only did i see people i haven't seen since high school, but also reconnected with an old basketball coach from when i was in elementary school! it was a lot of fun seeing familiar faces and getting away from la for the weekend. taryn even came down just for the night since i told her i was going to be there!
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