It's a big moment, & he's been through some highs & lows regarding his bball future over the last couple months.

He has a right to celebrate what he hopes is a bright & right future for himself.

Besides, would you really expect the kid who looks like me (or probably you) — yet leaps 47 inches in the atmosphere — to live small at this moment of his life?

I still think we're a long shot — but I haven't seen anything that rules us out yet, either.