Jason Challenges 83-Year-Old Basketball Player

We've talked about how Jason plays basketball many times on the show. Most notably maybe, the time he was in the background of a local news segment missing a jump shot. Well, today we talked about an 83-year-old basketball play in Texas that might give him a good battle on the basketball court.

According to KCEN, "Eighty-three-year-old James Vickers of Temple laces up his sneakers and joins the "noonday club" at a local community center, hopping on the court to play full-court basketball with men primarily in their 30s and 40s. The athlete has been a fixture in the Temple basketball scene for over 25 years, earning the affectionate nickname "Pops" from his younger teammates. That respect has been hard-earned through decades of dedication. What makes Vickers' story remarkable isn't just his age, but the medical challenges he's overcome to stay in the game. Following open-heart surgery that left him with five bypasses, doctors implanted an Internal Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) in his chest to maintain his heart rate. That device has saved his life on the court—quite literally."

We talk about how amazing it is that this man is still out there hooping. He has been through so much and continues to get out there and play. We do make note of how many wraps he has on. But, as you'd expect that with an 83-year-old basketball player.

Chuck doesn't think Jason would have such an easy time playing this 83-year-old man. He's been around a while and knows all the tricks. Plus, what he doesn't have in youth, he has in a height advantage. This guy so much longer and taller than Jason. But, Jason still thinks he'd win in a one-on-one battle.

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