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Why 7-foot-3 Jordan Wilmore left his pro basketball career behind to pursue his true passion, policing

Why 7-foot-3 Jordan Wilmore left his pro basketball career behind to pursue his true passion, policing
nation9/20/2025

Ever since he first hit his head on a door jamb, people have been telling Jordan Wilmore he should play professional basketball. But other people can't dictate your dreams – and basketball was never his passion.

Kemah, Texas — At 7-foot-3, Jordan Wilmore has always had lofty goals, but ones that he kept mostly to himself. "It was hard for me to share, like, my dreams or, you know, the stuff I wanted to do growing up because it was, 'Well, you just got to foc... [1632 chars]