Stereotypes Of Playing Basketball

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I can’t catch balls. Whenever I try to play basketball or football, I’m inevitably rolling around on the ground clutching my jammed fingers. I’m so bad that my track teammates bestowed upon me the esteemed “breaking stereotypes” paper plate award for being the only black guy in the school incapable of playing basketball. Despite this, I still love going out after track practice with my teammates and playing basketball or throwing a football around. Chilling out with my friends after practice is basically the only unstructured time we have during the day and we can finally let loose. When we play there aren’t any rules, no fouls or outs, just eight friends having fun before going home to do work. While I love running track and leading my