The tragedies only bolstered the family bond around Grant and Pine Forest hoops. “I can look up in the stands during any game and there will be some of my former players up there,” Grant said.

Like Woods, Johnson is mixed race. His father his Black and his mother, Cheryl, is white. The entire family, along with fiancee, Katie Howarth, will be on hand for either two or four rounds this week.

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