Aaron Jamal Crawford was born in Seattle, Washington, on March 20, 1980. As far back as the age of three, Jamal had a basketball in his hands. He recalls playing on a hoop in his backyard, never letting go of that basketball. "He's carried that basketball since the age of three. By the age of five years old, we were all pretty much made understood that he would bring his ball wherever he goes," Jamal's sister, Lori, will never forget how he displayed such a passion for the sport he would grow to play professionally. During his childhood, Jamal played baseball, basketball, and football. He honed his natural skills for basketball by participating on community teams since the age of seven.
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