Gary Neal Dishes on NBA Journey

 Over the past week, I have been trading tweets with San Antonio Spurs’ combo guard Gary Neal. I told Neal I was interested in writing an article on his amazing trek through the world of basketball, to which he happily replied, "Yea no Problem!" Neal, almost immediately, and seemingly without hesitation, agreed to do an interview with a nameless and unidentifiable writer. Understandably, I was ecstatic and eager to get started. The man in the No. 14 Spurs' jersey is most notably a winner with an extraordinary work ethic, but he’s also humble, a family man, and, above all, he’s real. Neal's consent to take time out of his busy life, complicated by the recent arrival of his first son, Neslie Nathaniel Neal, was remarkable and a testament to his character and authenticity. Not very many high-profile athletes, regardless of being in the midst of a lockout, would be willing to do an interview that is of absolutely no benefit to them, but Neal is not the typical athle...