Richie Adubato
Episode 122
31 MAY 2021
He spent six decades in basketball, coaching high school, college, NBA, WNBA, and internationally. In the NBA he was the head coach of the Detroit Pistons, Dallas Mavericks, and Orlando Magic, and was an assistant coach with those three franchises as well as the New York Knicks and Cleveland Cavaliers. He also served as a consultant with the Boston Celtics. He is enshrined in the hall of fame at William Paterson University for TWO sports. Late last year he put out a book called, “Havin’ a Ball: My Improbable Basketball Journey.”
Notable guest quotes:
“Very Catholic (household), I mean, there was no question about it… It was our whole neighborhood.”
“I knew all the guys who were Catholic, because on every trip that we went. If it was a weekend, we found a church nearby. There was no question about that.”
“The Catholic guys, we did everything together. Every time we landed in another town, if it was the weekend… we either made 6:30 Mass… We were true Catholics all the way.”
“I’m a Virgin Mary person. I just went over yesterday and put the flowers down. And I make sure I get the flowers where she is every other Sunday.”
“I really feel it’s been great, great for my success. The Virgin Mary has always come through for me. Those candles have been great. And the flowers even better.”
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