Kiwi Gardner Gets A Break, Told To 'Go At The Rim'

DAVID GREENE, HOST:

We have an update now on a hoop dream. In October, NPR's listeners heard from Kiwi Gardner, a 20-year-old, five-foot-seven inch basketball wiz from Oakland, California. Like so many talented young ballplayers, Gardner's ultimate goal was the NBA. To get there, he chose the minor league route.

KIWI GARDNER: I want to be able to make a D-League team this year, you know. I feel I'm at that level or I play at that level right now.

GREENE: Kiwi Gardner was right. He made it onto the D-League's Santa Cruz Warriors.