There’s a memory from Jeremy Okai Davis’s childhood that still echoes within him: his uncle, the late Walter Davis, an NBA All-Star, was visiting family back in North Carolina, shooting hoops with his young nephew. Jeremy missed a shot and it was time to head inside, but Walter dropped a piece of wisdom that Jeremy would never let go of: “You can’t walk away on a missed shot.” Basketball was a central part of the Davis household, and for much of his youth, one of Jeremy’s deepest passions, along with art.