In a small room tucked behind the Target Center court, I was having coffee with a player who has been on 11 different teams over a 15 year career. Him and I have connected a handful of times over the past 5 years, and each time we do, we somehow both have gotten older since the last time that we did. As a few of our young fellas came through the space that we shared, he started laughing about how he gets up a little slower than the rookies all do, and how his minutes have gone away like his hair.

“I suppose this is how it works though” he said with a smile that came from a peace that people in the NBA are not supposed to have, which made me wonder how he got it.

I asked him how he’s handled all the hits that have come with a stretch like his—not just as a hooper but also as a husband and dad. He gushed for a moment about his wife and young girls. He showed me their photos and said:

“You can face what’s in front of you if you got good Love behind you.”

I knew what he meant, and I showed him the drawing above to prove that I did.

Over the past 12 months, it has only been the good Love behind me that’s kept me facing whatever’s come before me. From moving out of a job and into rehab, from out of rehab and into a new reality, I’m still here because Love stayed there.

"What's Behind Me" is printed on thick matte paper. The matte black frame that's made from wood from renewable forests adds an extra touch of class.

• Ayous wood .75″ (1.9 cm) thick frame from renewable forests
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil (0.26 mm)
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Lightweight
• Acrylite front protector
• Hanging hardware included
• Blank product components in the US sourced from Japan and the US
• Blank product components in the EU sourced from Japan and Latvia

How to attach hooks on 24″ × 36″ horizontal frames:
Place each of the mounting hooks 1 inch (2.5 cm) from frame corners when hanging horizontally.

This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!