Logan Smalley, now 22, first met Darius Weems 10 years ago at summer camp. Weems, he recalls, was a "rascally" 5-year-old with a "pretty good [basketball] lay-up."
But Weems, like his older brother Mario, was born with a terminal genetic disorder called Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which would eventually tax his ability to play his favorite sport. (Mario died of the disease at the age of 19.)
"Logan was there when Darius first went into the wheelchair, and he went kicking and screaming," ...