Earl Manigault

Basketball legend only in books
"do you know the goat?" I ask then get crazy looks

How high could he really get
Sunny days or even if the ground was wet

Higher he could out jump them all
Flying through the air with a basketball

Tragic, he took a wrong turn
Now maybe others can see and learn

But his status in the streets is unreal
His trophies no one could steal

Because they were in his heart
And the way he played must have been art

Now all that remains is a memory and Rucker Park
A sacred basketball ground where legends get their start

No matter their age they still thank the man who kept it from becoming a moat
His name was Earl, but we all know him as "THE GOAT"

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