"He took his frustration out on me by shooting me," Gerald says.
That the shooting took place not far from Temple Hospital likely saved Gerald's life.
Ramon's mom, Karen Davis, is Gerald's eyes at the games.
"She illustrates the game for me," Gerald says.
Her father, Carlos Moore, 60, has liver cancer. He is on a transplant list.
"We are hoping he is getting closer to the top every day," Davis says.
Ramon is a junior transfer who played 2 years at Friere Charter, went to William T. Dwyer (Florida) High where he was all-state and played against some of the best players down there, including Kenny Boynton and Brandon Knight. He lived in Palm Beach and stayed with Karen's aunt.
He was the point guard on the Florida Rams AAU team, where his teammates included Fab Melo (Syracuse) and Rakeem Buckles (Louisville). He played the last two seasons at South Carolina.
"I just love being around people," Ramon says. "Being back with my family, having them smile, having them be able to come watch me. I've been gone for 5 years. My mom and dad only came to watch one game and that was in college."
His mom's house is around the corner, his dad's a mile away.
Last summer, Galloway used to jog from La Salle to his mother's Germantown house "just to stay in shape."
Galloway got an NCAA hardship waiver. Normally, transfers have to sit out a season. He did not. Moore wrote a letter that La Salle included in its package seeking immediate eligibility for Galloway.
"I asked them to allow him to play this season because I might not be here," Moore says.
"I kind of credit my grandpop for everything," Ramon says. "He taught me basketball, how to box. Everything I learned, I learned from him."
When Ramon was little, he used to ride shotgun in the 18-wheeler Moore drove to "St. Louis, Chicago, Florida."
"Ever since he was a little boy, he would go with me everywhere I went," Moore says. "That's how he learned how to travel the highway . . .
