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Jerry Wilson remembers the moment his son’s disappointment turned into fuel. When Caleb Wilson was cut from a USA Basketball junior national roster in 2024, Jerry said, it “was a tough moment for him mentally. It just sparked the fire under him. He wanted to prove himself right, that he was the best one out there.”
While Caleb Wilson was showing off his arm at a major‑league ballpark ahead of his NBA Summer League debut, Henri Veesaar delivered his best performance over three games in that league. For the third time in three months, Wilson threw a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game. He did the honors at the Savannah Bananas game at Kenan Stadium on April 12 and before UNC’s game at Boshamer Stadium against High Point on April 21. On Wednesday, he took the mound at Guaranteed Rate Field before the Chicago White Sox hosted the Boston Red Sox.
Nothing can taint Michael Jordan’s legacy as one of the greatest players in NBA history, if not the greatest. However, a lengthy analysis and story by Charlotte writer Tom Haberstroh in Yahoo! questions whether Jordan’s defensive statistics during his memorable 1987–88 season were inflated.
