As a single dad of four who Aruns his own dry-cleaning business, Adam Desmond doesn't have much free time.
But when he's not at home, you'll find him on the basketball court, inspiring thousands of Aussie kids.
"I was going down a bad track as a teenager, but I became a dad at 17 and that changed everything for me," Adam, 45, tells New Idea.
"I turned my life around and years later, I saw young people in our area who could be set on that same track I was."
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