Last November a young 19-year-old lady by the name of Lauren Hill made headlines for scoring a basket in a NCAA Division III women’s college basketball game. Her team, the freshmen squad of Mount St. Joseph, won the opening tip against Hiriam College and she received the pass leading to an uncontested layup, which she made with her left hand — as her right (dominant) hand had lost some of its coordination due to the treatments she had been receiving for
If you haven’t heard about collegiate basketball player Lauren Hill before today, shame on you. Today’s photo of the day belongs to her because her story is flat out inspirational, and athletes all of the world feel the same way. Take four-time NBA MVP LeBron James for example. James posted a photo of Lauren Hill to his Instagram on Monday showing the freshman forward for Division III Mount St. Joseph’s women’s basketball team scoring on a layup in her team’s game