BOSTON – Only the banging of a drum nearby punctuates the squeak and screech of sneakers and the slap of a basketball hitting the floor in the Roslindale Community Center at midday on a recent Thursday as a group of older men battle for the ball and go for the hoop.
"Once you got it ingrained, its kind of hard to stop," said Richard Kee, an 83-year-old player from Newton. "Basketball is the key to my life."
BOSTON – Only the banging of a drum nearby punctuates the squeak and screech of sneakers and the slap of a basketball hitting the floor in the Roslindale Community Center at midday on a recent Thursday as a group of older men battle for the ball and go for the hoop.
"Once you got it ingrained, its kind of hard to stop," said Richard Kee, an 83-year-old player from Newton. "Basketball is the key to my life."…
