Taz would race from the stands and sprint alongside Reggie each trip up the court.

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He'd pound his chest after a made basket, point to his heart and back at Taz.

CNN: Ex-NBA star coaches middle school, transforms his 'hood

Taz would shout Ji's name so loud it would bounce off the hardwood floors and through the cavernous gym.

CNN: Ex-NBA star coaches middle school, transforms his 'hood

But when Dez took his son under his wing, Taz saw big lights and an NBA future for his boy.

CNN: Ex-NBA star coaches middle school, transforms his 'hood

One girl, Taz, refused to be married at 14 years old and is familiar with the trauma of being threatened with marriage.

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Taz hadn't been there for most of Reggie's upbringing and had only returned to Binghampton because he was trying to avoid arrest.

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Taz's case came as no surprise to the Iranian and Kurdish Women's Rights Organisation, which deals with more than 200 cases a year.

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Nicknamed Taz, his father turned into the Tasmanian Devil in the stands, so wild and crazy he spun around dancing with joy after each basket his son scored.

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Also featuring on the card is 2002 Commonwealth Games champion Jamie Arthur, Pontypool welterweight Tony Doherty, Mountain Ash light-heavyweight Nathan King, Abercynon welterweight Taz Jones and Rhondda Valley light-welterweight Barrie Jones, who makes his professional debut.

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