Whatever happens to the Clippers this year, we can’t blame Tyronn Lue any lack of investment. The Los Angeles coach makes his team his permanent priority, despite the tragic events in his personal life. In the podcast “The Pivot”, the former NBA Champion confided in the sacrifices he made this season.
“You know, since December, I’ve lost seven members of my family in Mexico. But we have lost six games in a row (between December 30 and January 9). I couldn’t leave my team behind me. And I know I should be there for my family. It’s a difficult time, because she wanted me to be there, ”he says.
“I didn’t attend any funerals because we lost six matches in a row. I could take the easy way out and say I’m going home for a week or I’m going to leave. But I felt that I couldn’t do that. »
Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said he lost 7 family members since December back home in Missouri, but wasn’t been able to make it to any of the funerals because the team was struggling at the same time.
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Lue’s confessions are a stark reminder of the demands of competition at the highest level. This reality requires many sacrifices, for the athletes as well as for those around them. The technician had to stay at the bedside of the Clippers when they were going badly, failing to be able to be with the members of his family.
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For the trainer Kawhi Leonard et Paul George, it’s a matter of principle. As he often repeats, it is absolutely necessary “give back to the game what the game gives you”.
“I respect the game too much. So my thing is to give back to the game what the game gives you. This respect for the game pushes you to work every day. Don’t betray the game, don’t cheat the process and things will work out. Finally, the last thing to do is to be a good person. It doesn’t hurt to be a good person, you know, no matter how many tough days you’ve had,” the former LeBron James coach told the Cavaliers.
Thanks in particular to the sacrifices of Tyronn Lue, the Clippers are now 5th in the Western Conference. They are on track to qualify directly for the playoffs. It must be said, such dedication commands admiration.
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