Halls basketball manager Maddox Shields was honored with a starting spot and the first shot of the game on his final senior night.
Before Friday’s senior night game against Anderson County, Halls High School (Knoxville, Tennessee) boys basketball coach Clint Sharp pulled senior team manager Maddox Shields to the center of the locker room.
“What do seniors do on senior night?” Sharp asked Maddox.
“Party?” Maddox replied.
Sharp laughed, then broke the news: “They also start.”
Maddox, who has Down syndrome, has been the team’s manager for four years. His mother Tina said she has no idea where he got his passion for basketball. He isn’t an NBA or college basketball fan — he just loves to play.
“He literally woke up one day and was like ‘I love basketball,’” Tina said…