Nestled in a peaceful corner of the quaint Italian city of Reggio Emilia sits a tiny playground with basketball hoops glued on opposing walls.

There are four basketball hoops in the gym, which allows each group of players to use just a fraction of the court. Small Number is the shortest boy in his group, but he is very fast. He tries hard to ...

But it was a price that she thinks the boy who used to play on that small court on an Italian playground was willing to pay, all for his love of basketball. “The description that I got was one ...