Serge Ibaka's most special stop on his tour of the Congo as NBA champion was a small restaurant in Brazzaville . While eating a chicken plate next to the Larry O'Brien trophy, Ibaka remembered where he was 15 years ago, when he was still living on the street, and waited at the door of that same place for the owners to give him the leftovers of the day. That improbable trip is the thread of the documentary 'Anything Is Possible', which premieres this week exclusively and for free on Rakuten TV.
It is the journey of a boy who grew up without a mother, who died when he was seven years old, who slept without a roof over him, went through a civil war and 'worked' sweeping the street, eating what little he begged and to which two things changed Life: Basketball and Anicet Lavodrama's call to YouFirst, a representation agency. "Here is a very good boy. Take him away."
Two years after landing at CB L'Hospitalet, he was already debuting in the ACB, and at three, in the NBA. Then came the 2011 Eurobasket, the first NBA Finals and the Olympic silver in 2012. A blazing journey that peaked a year ago now, with the conquest of its first NBA champion ring with the Toronto Raptors . "That boy from the Congo cleaned the streets, asked for money, begged for food, played basketball without shoes and today he is world champion," he summarized in the 'New York Times'.
The documentary, which Rakuten TV premieres this week exclusively and for free, covers the places of his childhood and shows the work of the Serge Ibaka Foundation with young people who, like him, come from disadvantaged backgrounds.
"The NBA trophy is a symbol that 'anything is possible'. I am now an NBA champion, but I will never forget where I came from. My journey has been hard to believe. Anyone can enjoy the movie, but I will be especially I am proud if I can inspire a child, whether from the Congo or from any other corner of the world, to give everything for a dream. "
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