When former Los Angeles Lakers teammates Kobe Bryant and Brian Grant teamed up before the 2003-04 NBA season, they were set to be coached by a basketball legend: Hall of Famer Rudy Tomjanovich. While ...
In the telling and retelling of the tales that built champions 30 years ago, Rudy Tomjanovich’s seemingly outlandish but largely forgotten coaching decision is rarely mentioned. That is typical. His ...
We knew Rudy Tomjanovich first as a floppy-haired youngster with a laser jump shot and an engaging smile. We knew him as an NBA All-Star, a clutch playoff performer and, heartbreakingly, the victim of ...
OAKLAND, Calif. -- They touch again. Skin connects with skin. Kermit Washington's right hand -- that right hand -- reaches out to Rudy Tomjanovich. This time, after all these years, it is a welcome ...