Premal S. Shah

19 years ago, a high school basketball coach put his team manager into a game for the final four minutes. The kid had never played a single minute of competitive basketball in his life. He scored 20 points. Jason McElwain was diagnosed with severe autism at age two. He didn’t speak until he was five. He couldn’t chew solid food until he was six. He wore a nappy for most of his early childhood. As a baby, he was rigid, wouldn’t make eye contact, and hid in corners away from other children. He tried out for his school basketball team every year and got cut every time. Too small. Too slight. Barely 5’6 and about 54 kilograms. But he loved the game so much that his mum called the school and asked if there was any way he could be involved. The coach created a team manager role for him. For three years, McElwain showed up to every practice and every game. He wore a shirt and tie on match days. He ran drills, handed out water, kept stats, and cheered every basket like he’d scored it himself. On 15 February 2006, the last home game of his final school year, the coach let him suit up in a proper jersey and sit on the bench. With four minutes left and a comfortable lead, the coach sent him in. His first shot missed. His second missed. Then something shifted. He hit a three-pointer. Then another. Then another. His teammates stopped shooting entirely and just kept passing him the ball. He hit six three-pointers and a two-pointer. 20 points in four minutes. The highest scorer in the game. When the final buzzer went, the entire crowd rushed the court and lifted him onto their shoulders. His mum tapped the coach on the shoulder, in tears. “This is the nicest gift you could have ever given my son.” McElwain won the ESPY Award for Best Moment in Sports that year, beating out some of the biggest names in professional sport. He’s 36 now. He works at a local supermarket, coaches basketball, has run 17 marathons including five Boston Marathons, and travels the country speaking about never giving up. When asked about that night, his coach still gets emotional. “For him to come in and seize the moment like he did was certainly more than I ever expected. I was an emotional wreck.”

@fbrooster @PeteThamel Per Claude: The First Four games averaged roughly 1.8–2 million viewers per game in 2025. Meanwhile: First/Second round games averaged 9.4 million per game — about 4-5x more. Not enough shine.

@premal2000 @PeteThamel This take is so tired. They do get their “one shining moment”

Big night for the conference offices at the MEAC (Howard) and America East (UMBC) tonight and SWAC (Prairie View A&M) and Patriot League (Lehigh) tomorrow. Winners get an additional $2.1 million, as the unit value is expected to be approximately $355,000 annually for 6 years.

DC’s food scene is legit world class now. Set aside even the Michelin star restaurants; the corner bistros, eateries, every day restaurants are so good. World class chefs are migrating to DC en masse to constantly up level the food scene!

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So glad to see all of these talented writers land with the worldwide leader. Especially look forward to reading @ChuckCulpepper1 who writes with a unique style that is captivating and educational.

Baseball has so much momentum right now. So many lifetime talents at the top of their game. It will be a damn shame if the pending lockout leads to missed games or a season. @MLB

1. You approved the full repair 2 months ago 2. Then you sent the wrong parts 3. Only after persistent nagging (and 3 months of no heat during the winter), did you then close the case, paying a fraction of the overall costs 4. I could’ve bet on this conclusion because you all are frauds.

@premal2000 Hello Mr. Shah, We regret to hear that we did not meet your expectation. The warranty is designed to assist with these more costly items at wholesale price. This is how we are able to offer you the warranty at the cost you pay. American Home Shield

After 3 months of a runaround, not having heat during the winter, @AHS_Warranty approved the repairs. Only to then claim they couldn’t find the parts and/or tech to fix the heating/AC. So instead, they closed the case and paid less than 20% the cost of repair. Fraud. Perhaps the government should look into these entities for massive fraudulent practices? @CommerceGov @BBBKY $FTDR

Just your typical 68% CAGR over the past 4 years.

One of the greatest marketing campaigns ever. These were much watch commercials in an era where you couldn’t just skip them. And they were brilliantly conceived, cast and directed. Back when @espn truly was the unequivocal worldwide leader in sports.

@andrewgordonmac @SpotHero If it’s increasing supply, reducing pricing while still keeping the UX the same (or better) through the UberOne ecosystem, I’m hopeful.

@premal2000 @SpotHero Goal is to improve the experience by adding more supply and bringing down prices through UberOne and other pricing innovation

Love @SpotHero and use it all the time in SF. I hope this doesn’t change the experience.

When everyone’s moving during the fall and winter to Miami during COVID, claiming SF was done and there was no longer the allure, having grown up on the east coast, I had a very simple hypothesis: wait until they spend summers there. They’ll be back. 😁

@ThingsChas82604 @pitdesi Yes, but I’m not sure how much the hardware/software leap by R2 will close the growth curves going forward. Ie, a lot of training data being generated by both companies—how much before you see diminishing returns on that vs a step up in hardware/software? 🤷🏽‍♂️

@premal2000 @pitdesi Hey, I want a legit competitor too. But what you said assumes FSD will not continue to improve at the same time, which is highly unlikely.

The Rivian R2 looks great and I want one. But Tesla FSD is so far ahead of every other driver assist system that it feels irrational to buy anything else right now. Am I wrong?

The human body is remarkable. For those questioning the extent of her injury: A) try going 80 mph down a ski slope and B) try doing it with any kind of injury. This is a tremendous athlete.

So sad. I grew up reading the @washingtonpost sports section. I learned to read and write in part by reading Tony, @RealMikeWilbon, @davidaldridgedc, @SallyJenki. It was the murderer’s row of sports. Even as a Bay Area resident now, I read the sports section everyday, with brilliant writers like Barry, @ChuckCulpepper1. To know that my hometown paper is not covering the teams I love so much is disheartening.

It’s rare that a team makes a choice and literally nobody can say a bad thing. Can’t wait for the season and to spend late afternoons and evenings with Dan out here on the west coast. Go @Nationals !!

I just DM’d you. But I doubt you’ll really care. 2+ months of dragging feet, doing everything you can to not do the right thing. When three people you dispatch all say the same thing yet you still want to deny deny deny, admit you’re a scam. I don’t want to interact with chatbots, get letters in the mail. I need you to do the right thing.

@premal2000 We truly apologize for the frustrations you are experiencing. If you would like to discuss your service concerns, please direct message us with your full property address, name on the account along with a brief description of your issue and someone can assist you.

If the government wants to protect consumers, they should look into absolute scam artists like @AHS_Warranty and other home insurance companies. They’ll do anything and everything not to pay but will gladly accept your money. No heating during the winter for months while they scam.