Love Poem: Mcclendon's Break
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Written by: Stewart Watkins

Mcclendon's Break

Streaking, dashing, breaking away
Up, up the tempo the McClendon way

Getting wide and filling the lanes
Assisting the open man with two points to gain

Upbeat, back and forth, fast, and then faster
Sitting and watching, a spectator's delight, as they witness a creation by the 'Flow Master'

Yes!  Breaking away the McClendon way
Away from stereotypes and public naivety 

Dark skin was a 'NO' for many like the likes of Duke, Georgetown, Temple, and St. Johns 
But Morehouse, Fisk, Howard, and other HBCUs were an emphatic 'YES' for 'McClendons' 

The likes of Bob Love, Cleo Hill, Oscar Butler, The Pearl, Sam Jones, John Chaney, Harold Hunter and so many more
O' McClendon's Break, history indeed, now 'Black Magic' at HBCUs is the heretofore

McClendon's Break extended far beyond 94 feet
His astounding 4 W's made playing that much more sweet

The Who, What, Why, and Where
McClendon's Break, oh so rare