From Military.com:MIAMI - Tim James apologized for being late. A rough day at work, said the Miami Heat's 1999 first-round draft pick. Vehicles broke down, problems flared up, and he simply fell behind.
"It happens," James said. "Even here."
Even on the front line of the Iraq war.
A former NBA player who often wondered about his true calling, Tim James is now a U.S. Army Soldier, a transformation that even many of the people closest to him never saw coming.
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My Comment: I guess if there is ever a pick-up game at the base, he will be the first one chosen to be on a team.