NBA players save coach's life

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Here is a great human interest story about NBA players . . . and a not so great story about an NBA owner -- Donald Sterling, who else?

Seven years ago, former Los Angeles Clippers head coach Kim Hughes was diagnosed with prostate cancer, and the ensuing aftermath will change the way you feel about several NBA types significantly.

NBA players Corey Maggette, Marko Jaric, Chris Kaman and Elton Brand all chipped in to pay for expensive life-saving surgery for Hughes, after the Clippers organization (read: Donald Sterling, noted worst person in the world) declined to cover the costs.

Declined to cover the cost of a surgery that would save their employee's life. While playing rent-free in an often sold-out arena in America's second-biggest television market.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/blog/ba...to-save-coach-8217-s-life-after?urn=nba-wp184