According to Justin Bean, his team, Alba Berlin, was a huge “underdog” in Germany’s top professional basketball league this past season. Yet Alba Berlin stunned FC Bayern Munich, 84-81, on June 21, and Bean was named Finals MVP after posting 18 points, 12 rebounds and five assists.
The championship carried deep personal meaning for Bean, who initially struggled on the court in Berlin. Off the court, he and his wife, Claire Bean, found joy by starting a family and serving in their local congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
“Heavenly Father is everywhere you need Him, and we have definitely felt that within our little family,” he told the Church News. “We have been very blessed.”
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