Former Houston Rockets head coach Rudy Tomjanovich and several members of the 1993-94 championship squad were in Houston for last weekend’s gala fundraiser for the team’s Clutch City Foundation.
There have only been seven players on record to receive suspensions greater than Morant's 25 games (five others have been suspended the same amount), and three non-players have received punishments for a longer period of time. The list doesn't include NBA figures who were banned from the game.
The last thing any NBA player wants is for their legacy to be a violent one. It happened to Kermit Washington, who, as good as he was, will forever be remembered for punching and seriously injuring Rudy Tomjanovich in 1977.
The program has just one national championship to date. However, the Wolverines have finished runner-up on six occasions. That's even more baffling considering the number of great, even legendary, players the program has produced.
Matt Bullard spoke to us about Rudy T. The Houston Rockets recently honored the remarkable career of Rudy Tomjanovich from his time as a player to his championship career as head coach.