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Josh Speidel returns home to Indiana at Butler game

Posted at 8:27 AM, Dec 22, 2016
and last updated 2016-12-22 08:27:10-05

INDIANAPOLIS -- A former star Indiana high school basketball player had a homecoming Wednesday night.

Josh Speidel, who is recovering from a traumatic brain injury, played basketball at Columbus North High School.

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He was on the sidelines at Hinkle Fieldhouse as Butler played his teammates from Vermont.

It's been almost two years since he was involved in a car crash that almost took his life. 

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He calls the team his second family -- 900 miles from home.

"It gives me something to work for," Speidel said. "It's very important, because I get up every morning and it gives me something to shoot for."

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