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Former Harlem Globetrotter continues changing lives through Choo Smith Youth Empowerment (LAS VEGAS – July 11, 2026) – There are some people you interview. Then there are people you have the privilege of watching over time. Charles “Choo” Smith Jr. is one of those people. For two decades, I’ve watched him pour himself into Baltimore’s young people—not for publicity, not for applause, but because that’s simply who he is. I first met Choo at a gathering inside a beautiful home in Baltimore County. Before I knew anything about his basketball résumé, before I learned he had traveled the world with the Original Harlem Globetrotters, before I knew he would one day become Chairman of the National Basketball Retired Players Association—now publicly known as Legends of Basketball—one thing stood out. The man was impeccably dressed. Head to toe. Confident without being flashy. Successful without needing to announce it. That was my first impression. My second impression came in a gymnasium. Gone were the tailored clothes. Instead, there were sweats. Basketball shoes. A whistle. And dozens of young people looking to him not simply as a coach, but as someone they trusted. Over the years, I’ve watched Choo in both worlds. The public figure. And the servant. The second one impresses me far more. One memory has stayed with me. A young man in Choo’s program had lost his brother to gun violence. Like far too many children growing up in Baltimore, tragedy could have become the defining chapter of his life. Instead, basketball became part of his healing. I watched that young man grow. I watched him mature. Eventually, I watched him announce the college he had chosen to attend. What I’ll never forget, however, was the look on his mother’s face. It wasn’t simply pride. It was relief. Hope. Gratitude. It was the face of a mother who understood that someone else had helped carry her son through one of the darkest periods of his life. That’s easy to say. It’s much harder to do. Choo Smith has been doing exactly that for more than twenty years. Changing trajectories. One young person at a time. Just last week, I wrote about James Mosher Baseball and men like William Neal and Tom White, who have devoted generations of their lives to neighborhood children. As I reflected on Choo’s work, I realized I was looking at the very same tradition. The tool is different. One uses baseball. The other uses basketball. The mission is exactly the same. Saving lives in Baltimore. That is why I have always admired Choo. His heart is pure. I intentionally use that word because during a recent conversation, Choo paid me one of the greatest compliments I’ve ever received as a journalist. “You write from the purity of what it is,” he told me. I appreciated the compliment. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized those same words describe him. He coaches from the purity of what it is. He mentors from the…
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