Only on 13: Former Houston high school basketball star fights to get home amid war in Middle East

Instead of being on the hardwood, a former Houston high school basketball star, now playing professionally overseas, is just trying to get home. Kerwin Roach has been playing in the Middle East but says the war in the region has left him stranded for weeks. Roach doesn't remember a time when he wasn't playing basketball.

"I love to play basketball. It's something I've done, literally, all my life," Roach said. The former North Shore star's talents and skills on the court caught the attention of elite programs before he went on to play for the Longhorns in 2015.

Despite his elite skill set, he wasn't drafted to the pros, so instead he took his talents overseas, playing in different countries. "Went to New Zealand, won a championship out there, then after that, went to Jordan, the Jordan league for the playoffs, and that's how I got introduced to the Middle East," Roach said. Now, he's playing in Bahrain, but a knee injury cut his season short, and he's been trying to get back to Houston for treatment since March 2.

However, with the ongoing conflict in Iran and the violence spreading through the region, Roach says his flight home kept getting canceled. According to ABC News, Bahrain was one of several Gulf countries targeted in Iranian attacks. Roach has videos on his cell phone that capture the strikes happening just outside his apartment.