Picture Michael Beasley going for a shot and there’s a 7’6″ mountain in the way. Shawn Bradley was that guy in size, which he complemented with elite shot-making as well. Alongside Shaquille O’Neal, who was one draft year apart, he was the walking definition of the modern NBA big. Bradley had a full NBA career that spanned across the Philadelphia 76ers, the New Jersey Nets, and the Dallas Mavericks. He also had the quintessential retired athlete life till a 2021 accident changed everything. While Bradley is an inspiration through hardship, we can’t help but picture some what-ifs.

In a rare public appearance, the former Mavericks star was seated courtside at Week 10 of the BIG3 games last month. He was in his Quantum Rehab motorized wheelchair at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, the

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