Twenty years have passed since standing-room-only crowds cheered themselves hoarse for Jimmy Hinton.
At 39, Hinton is starting over. The former Hall High basketball star turned high-rolling drug dealer turned ex-con now tries to reach children from his community before bad choices turn into permanent damage.
It's a role that comes naturally, says Oliver Elders, his basketball coach at Hall.
"He was almost a coach on the floor. He has the ability to lead," says Elders, who ranks Hinton as one of his top 10 players, including greats like Sidney Moncrief, in 36 years of coaching.
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