Two Black head coaches, Jason Kidd and Joe Mazzulla, made history in the NBA Finals, but Mazzulla sidestepped a question about the significance of two Black coaches in the Finals.
Sports writer Charles Hallman explores how Detroit basketball impacted both the city and NBA.
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