Labissière was born in Port-au-Prince , Haiti . His basketball career began at the Collège Canado-Haïtien , a junior-senior high school in Port-au-Prince , which participated in school championships organized by the ( CIBA ) , and the ( ASI ) . During the 2010 Haiti earthquake , his family 's home collapsed with Labissière , his mother and his brother inside . All three survived , but were trapped under the debris for three hours . Labissière 's legs were trapped , causing them to go numb and he was unable to walk for a few weeks after . A few months after the earthquake , Labissière moved to the United States in Memphis , Tennessee , to live with Gerald Hamilton , who ran the Reach Your Dream Foundation , which brought international prospects to the United States
2010 Haiti earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Skal Labissière