Former LA Lakers & MSU Point Guard Keith Appling Transitions to a Motivational Speaker
Keith Appling grew up in the city of Detroit, where the crime rate is 2,057 per 100,000, and the second-highest in the nation after St. Louis. Detroit has a poverty rate nearly three times higher than the national average—roughly 35%, child poverty rate is even higher, at more than 50%. Sports played a huge role in Keith’s life. It allowed him to travel the world to get free education and chase his dream of becoming an NBA player. In September 2014, he signed with the LA Lakers where he was able to lace up the shoes…
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