Billy Cunningham reflects on his legendary Sixers career

Posted Jan 6, 2023
A recent phone call to Billy Cunningham, the winningest coach in Sixers history, began with a discussion of one of his players playing hooky during the NBA Finals. But before long it veered in another direction, toward the passage of time. “I tend to forget sometimes that I will be 80 years old shortly. It goes by so fast.” For coaches. For fans. For everybody. (Liberty Ballers)

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