Eight days after a tragic personal loss, David Jones was able to exhale for a few hours.
He was on the Madison Square Garden floor, where he could transfer his grief from the death of his father, David Apolinar Jones Sr., into the sport he loves. With a heavy heart, the junior wing led St. John’s to one of its best wins in what has been a frustrating season, scoring 16 points and adding seven rebounds off the bench in a“Not everyone knows this, but my dad was the one who taught me how to play basketball.
The 6-foot-6 Jones had missed the last two games after going home to bury his father in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He returned Tuesday and was unsure if he was going to play on Saturday. He was still overcome with emotion. But the more he thought about what his dad would want, the more he realized there was only one decision to make. His teammates made it an even easier choice. They were there throughout for him. When he received the news, they comforted him.
“He gave me strength,” Jones said of his late father’s memory. “I felt like he was right behind me in everything I was doing.” David Jones played a big game in St. John’s win over Providence in honor of his father, David Apolinar Jones Sr.Jones got a tattoo of his father’s nickname, “El Varon,” on his right arm with the dates of his dad’s birth and death underneath it.The Red Storm played with a purpose. That purpose was for their teammate who was dealing with the loss of his beloved dad. Before the game, Alexander told Jones they were going to pull off the upset for his father.
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