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This Saturday, Terry Rozier’s Father Will See Him Play Basketball For The First Time

In the absence of Kyrie Irving, Terry Rozier had been an absolutely magificent replacement for the star point guard. The third-year guard undoubtedly has the talent to be a team’s starting point guard.

In these past playoffs, Rozier had been one of the best and most efficient guards. He’s on his way to become a star in this league.

But even though Rozier is now globally known, his father, Terry Sr., has never seen his son play a game of basketball. Not in highschool, not in college and not in the NBA. But this is about to change this coming weekend.

You see, Terry Sr. spent 23 of the last 25 years in prison, missing almost every second of junior’s childhood, and every second of his basketball career. He was released this summer and has been working to rekindle his relationship with his son ever since. The Boston Herald’s Mark Murphy wrote about their relationship and found out that this coming Saturday’s preseason game will be the first time Rozier Sr. sees his son play basketball in person.

“This is emotional,” he said. “I can’t wait for Saturday, the first time ever. A lot of people think I’m so emotional when I talk about it. I’ve been waiting a long time to come home and watch my son.”