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TALK THAT TALK

IT’S THE MID-2000s and AJ Griffin is sitting in the crowd watching the Chicago Bulls compete in the NBA playoffs at the United Center. A toddler at the time, he’s sitting on the lap of his mother, Audrey, a former All-American track runner at Seton Hall, while watching his dad, Adrian Sr, play for the Bulls.

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