Cory Joseph & Tristan Thompson: Two man game

Cory Joseph and Tristan Thompson share a bond that goes far deeper than that of teammates, as the 22 year-old men have been by each other’s side for much of their basketball lives. But there wasn’t a best friend for life proclamation when they first met. “I was wondering who this kid with the big Will Smith ears and the high arching shot that almost hit the ceiling was,” Thompson jokes.Joseph offers a more detailed account. “It was a long time ago, he was playing for Brampton Blue Devils and I was playing for Scarborough Blues. I was looking at him like ‘Who’s this lanky kid moving kind of weird?’ “We were the best team in the OBA (Ontario Basketball Association) and I was like, ’We […]