Many in the NBA consider Cleveland Cavaliers associate coach Tyronn Lue to be the NBA’s next great head coach. A fierce bidding war over Lue’s services took place during the 2014 offseason, with the Cavs dogged in their pursuit to employ Lue as the NBA liaison between rookie head coach David Blatt, and the Cavs’ star troika of LeBron James, Kevin Love, and Kyrie Irving.
That’s right. The Cavs basically tilted their whole franchise in attempts to let Lue do the unheralded and behind the scenes work for what they thought would be a 60-win championship team. He’s that highly respected.
He’s also the dude that Allen Iverson famously crossed over in the 2001 NBA Finals, leading to a startling Game 1 win for the Philadelphia 76ers.
That move led to the iconic image of Iverson stepping over Lue on the floor of the then-Lakers home Staples Center court, an image that eventually made it to someone’s t-shirt, which eventually made it back to Lue when the Cavaliers visited the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday.
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Lue was gracious enough to pose with the fan, watch:
Tyronn made nearly $22 million in his decade-long career, he’s won two championship rings, and he’ll run his own team someday. He can handle your shirt.
(Hat tip: Pro Basketball Talk.)
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Kelly Dwyer is an editor for Ball Don't Lie on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at KDonhoops@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @KDonhoops
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