Fisher Leaves Jazz To Care For Daughter
July 3, 2007 by Angelo Fernandez
Filed under NBA Basketball
The Utah Jazz let go of veteran guard Derek Fisher to care for his daughter Tatum who has cancer in her left eye. We’ve seen Fisher miss some action during the recently concluded playoffs for this reason so I’m sure he wanted to be there for his daughter full time without the distractions of having to play and travel with an NBA team.
“Life for me outweighs the game of basketball,” Fisher told reporters after flying from New York to meet with Jazz owner Larry H. Miller and other team executives.
“When it comes to decisions related to them,” he said of his family, “I do what’s best.”
Derek Fisher is an NBA veteran and a proven winner having won championships with the LA Lakers. His veteran presence and experience helped the young Utah Jazz team in their surprising success story last season and I’m sure he will be missed. Their rookie Morris Almond would have benefited a lot from learning from Fisher since he’s a good scorer and defender. While Almond may be a good scorer, scouting reports say his defense will have to be worked on.
This situation situation reminds me of how I lost some playing buddies in World of Warcraft since they needed to take care of business in real life. It was sad to see them go but real life is more important than some game or anything else especially when it means having to take care of your family and being there for them when they need you. If Fisher never puts on an NBA jersey again, it’s totally understandable but a comeback would definitely be awesome in the future!
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