God's Message Underneath The Basket

By Glendale Bo Gibbs

It was 2001 and I was sitting in Level One Barber Shop in Raleigh, NC with a couple of friends and the owner of the shop. I got a call from one of my old basketball teammates named Anthony "Bird" Anderson. "I have something that I know you need". "You gave it to me, and I told you I would keep it for you. I know you don't have it". It had been years since I had seen him and I had no idea what he was talking about.

Minutes later he pulled up to the shop and handed me a picture. You would have thought he handed me a ghost. It was a picture of me and "The Goat" at New Bern Sr. High School. I reflected on December 19, 1980. The roar of the crowd was deafening, and they stormed the court after we had defeated Laney.

I could also hear God's whisper, "write the book". It was the voice that I had heard over the years employing me to act. Anthony's voice broke me out of my trance. "You okay, he asked?" I said yes, but deep inside I knew I wasn't. But it was at that moment that I began a journey and while it had taken me years to finish the assignment, I did it. When I stopped making it about me and started making it about God's Message Underneath The Basket, I was able to finish it. I was able to complete the assignment. Lord, I thank you, you're the Father I never had.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GQ5B4WWX
• ISBN13: 9798248359851
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"