Mahinmi preferred playing soccer as a child along with his older brother , but eventually switched to playing basketball .
Early life Mahinmi was born to a Beninese father who helped other Africans immigrate to France and a Jamaican mother who taught preschool .
Mahinmi preferred playing soccer as a child along with Mahinmi 's older brother , but eventually switched to playing basketball .
Early life Mahinmi was born to a Beninese father who helped other Africans immigrate to France and a Jamaican mother who taught preschool .