Bobby Jones, Far Tougher Than He Looks, Followed A Long, Hard Road To The Hall Of Fame

Posted Sep 6, 2019
Yet there was Bobby Jones on Thursday, donning an orange Hall of Fame blazer during a ceremony celebrating him and the rest of this year’s inductees. The ex-Sixers forward will be formally enshrined Friday night, and certainly he harbors no illusions about what it takes to survive in the NBA, much less thrive — about how you can never afford to be anybody’s chump. (Forbes)

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