Isaiah Evans has had a nice few years. First, he was North Carolina’s Gatorade Player of the Year in 2023 and 2024, and then spent two years at Duke. In his first season, the Blue Devils got to the Final Four, and this spring, his sophomore year, Duke just missed getting back. And in less than two weeks, he’ll find out his future when the NBA Draft is held.

Obviously, no one gets that far alone, and the biggest person who has helped Evans achieve all of that is his mother, Marieke Lemon.

This article talks about the sacrifices that she’s made to help Isaiah achieve his dreams. And now that he’s in a position to do something for her, he’s helped her to build her nail business.

There’s a lot of fun stuff in here that you may or may not have known. It’s a good read.

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