ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 12月19日 02時30分

The basketball court is Makaylah Barber’s sanctuary. The dimensions always the same, the possibilities tangible. The 16-year-old, who goes by Chicken, found basketball when she was 7. 2 years later, her parents separated. For 2 years, Chicken and her younger sister remained with their mother, Cinthea Franklin. But Chicken and Cinthea repeatedly clashed, so Chicken left to live with her father. For several years, they rotated through homeless shelters. Basketball helped hold her together during this rootlessness, Chicken said. When she turned 10, she began playing in tournaments on boys’ teams, the only girl on the court. It wasn’t until February that Cinthea would see her daughter play. In a mood for celebration, the 2 went to Chicken’s uncle’s house for a party. That evening, Cinthea — had high blood pressure and asthma — fell off of a high chair, face first onto the floor. She was having trouble breathing. At the hospital, she was declared dead. She was 29. Since then, Chicken has been struggling to find herself. Basic necessities are scarce. Down the road, she hopes she can get a basketball scholarship to college and wants to play professionally. “I’m thinking it can happen,” said Chicken, who was photographed here by @jbrightphoto. “I’m hoping it can.” | @wearebcs, one of the 8 organizations supported by the @ニューヨーク・タイムズ Neediest Cases Fund, provided Chicken with $500 in gift cards to buy clothes. Visit the link in our profile to read more or donate to the fund. #?

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