an inspiration to us all, he is. truly spectacular.
about six years ago, i had the pleasure of introducing myself to michael at a n.j. nets playoff game. he and his assistant were sitting behind a basket and i limped over with my cane at halftime to say "hey" and tell him how much i appreciated how he lived his life. he invited me to sit and talk when i explained to him my own battle with m.s., which was really starting to pick up steam at that point.
we talked about our wives and kids, about how they were our heroes.... he, like me, was doing a lot better then. seeing him tonight was both sad and inspiring to me a well.
an amazing man he is, indeed.