What does Black History Month mean to you?<\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s a celebration of accomplishments of people who have knocked down barriers, people who have been resilient, people who have opened doors and created opportunities for all of us to be in the positions that we\u2019re in now. It\u2019s a celebration of the story of people overcoming such difficult circumstances and being able to continue to fight and find the good in a lot of places that were very dark at times. And it\u2019s just an important part of all of our history, but the fact that it\u2019s highlighted in the way that it\u2019s highlighted in February allows others to share in it as well.<\/p>\n
How did your parents teach you about Black history as a child?<\/strong><\/p>\nIt was every day. It was told to us through stories of our parents and of our grandparents and their shared experiences. For me, I\u2019m still of an age where some people may think it was so long ago. But my father in particular was in school in segregated schools and living in Kentucky where race relations weren\u2019t always the best. So, [it was] being able to have conversations with him about the journeys that he went through, the experiences that he went through, the changes that he was able to see over time.<\/p>\n
Similarly with my mom, my mom was in San Diego but was from Louisiana and they would drive back from San Diego to Louisiana and have to go through those Southern states. And the stories she would tell us of her travels and what her father would have to do to make sure that they were safe and the places that they could stay in the hotels or rooms that they could rent for the night. That\u2019s where it became such a part of our life and how much it meant to them from what they\u2019ve been able to see to where they\u2019ve been able to go and then what they were able to provide for their kids because of it. It just became a part of our life that we cherished and valued.<\/p>\n
Any story that stands out that your mother and father told you?<\/strong><\/p>\nMy grandfather [my mother\u2019s father] would literally have to leave them parked on the side of the road and walk up somewhere to see if they were allowed to stay in a certain place or a hotel. My dad, he\u2019s told the story before about he was playing at one of the white schools and he dove into the stands and one of the white kids tried to pull his pants down. And their coach of the other team told his coach not to worry about it because those kids were told that Black people had tails and they were trying to see what my dad\u2019s tail looked like.<\/p>\n
You and your wife, Nikki, have three biracial children. How do you talk about race with your children?<\/strong><\/p>\nThey\u2019re at an age now where just literally [recently] we sat down and had a conversation about it. They are very fortunate in their experiences and the opportunities that they have. But I want them to be mindful of the difficult things and the beautiful things that our history has shown us and the pride that they should take in being a part of that story and making sure that that story isn\u2019t lost with them. That they continue to be a part of the story and share the stories with their friends, with their families moving forward, because there is so much value in it and it\u2019s something to be proud of.<\/p>\n
What is the beauty and also the challenge of being in an interracial marriage with biracial kids in terms of learning your history?<\/strong><\/p>\nThat\u2019s the thing. To me, in a time where I feel like it\u2019s much needed, there\u2019s opportunities to learn from our differences, accept our differences. But at the end of the day, you find love where you find love. And that\u2019s what I think is an important story to tell. We come from different places just in our country in general right now. And right now, I feel like those differences are being used to divide us instead of us appreciating those differences and being able to respect those differences and come together. That\u2019s where I am with my wife and my family is like, we are learning each other\u2019s experiences in a different way, the way that it impacts our kids. You hear both sides \u2014 their relationships with other Black kids, their relationship with white kids.<\/p>\n
There is good and bad in both. Some of the things, that colorism amongst Black kids, you still hear the acceptant piece of it. You still hear no matter who you are, if you look like us, you\u2019re one of us. So, it\u2019s a very interesting dynamic that I\u2019ve had to learn and navigate, and my family\u2019s had to learn and navigate. But I\u2019ve been blessed with three amazing kids because of it and [I\u2019m] trying to help them through their journey, with the message of being proud of who you are, allowing others to be proud of who they are, but accepting them for who they are at the same time.<\/p>\n
Because of the wealth that you\u2019ve attained and the status as an NBA head coach while also living in a predominantly Black town in greater Detroit, do you try to seek out things where they could have Black experiences or is it just naturally a part of your environment?<\/strong><\/p>\nIt\u2019s more of a family thing, to be honest with you. Because of the sports that they\u2019re in and the level of competition of sports, they don\u2019t have much free time. My sister and her daughters just moved out here. So, for us, it\u2019s more about putting them around family. And then through sports also, they meet people and experience people that look like them. And that\u2019s where they find the majority of it is through sports, school, and family.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s the coolest thing about being Black in Detroit?<\/strong><\/p>\nJust the love that you get from the city of Detroit is amazing. No matter where I am, it\u2019s a sign of pride from the city and the people that I\u2019ve met that I\u2019ve been able to get to the position that I\u2019m in and coach their team. And I don\u2019t take that for granted. We try to do a job with the mindset of how many people are out there pouring into this Pistons team and how many people from our community love this Pistons team. I feel that love every time I\u2019m out in the streets or anywhere. <\/p>\n
You can just feel how proud people are and how much they want to be a part of this Pistons group and the Pistons history as a whole. You go all the way back for me into \u2018The Bad Boy\u2019 eras. There\u2019s a connectedness to the community here that\u2019s loud and they wear it proudly.<\/p>\n
What notable Black athletes or figures did you get a chance to meet because of your father that stays with you today?<\/strong><\/p>\nMagic Johnson. Julius Erving. Those were guys that when I was really young, they were bigger than life to me. And those are people who I got enabled to meet through my dad because of it. K.C. Jones was my brother\u2019s godfather and one of my dad\u2019s closest friends who gave my dad his first job in the NBA. So, there\u2019s so many people that I was fortunate enough to meet because of him that it was weird because it was almost normal.<\/p>\n
I was a ball boy for his teams in Seattle and it was guys like Xavier McDaniel, Dale Ellis, Shawn Kemp, Derek McKey and all those guys like Nate McMillan. I would just be at practice every day, so they just felt like regular guys to me. One of the guys who I have a great relationship here who\u2019s from Detroit is Jalen Rose. My dad drafted Jalen Rose when he was in Denver and I used to wear Jalen Rose\u2019s shoe. He would give me his shoes to play basketball in when I was in high school. So, it\u2019s like what was normal for us, I sit back now and think about just how abnormal it was and how fortunate I was to be in that position.<\/p>\nWith J.B. Bickerstaff and San Antonio Spurs coach Mitch Johnson (pictured), the All-Star Game will feature two Black head coaches.<\/p>\nGarrett Ellwood\/NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
There are going to be two Black head coaches in this NBA All-Star Game. San Antonio Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson won the honor in the Western Conference. What does it mean to you to have two African American coaches and what do you hope comes from people seeing that?<\/strong><\/p>\nOf all the major sports league, the NBA and the owners of teams in the NBA have gotten it most right as far as allowing and providing opportunities and trusting Black coaches to lead their franchises and to lead their organizations. When given equal opportunity, there\u2019s so many qualified people out there who are capable of doing the job. To me, that\u2019s what\u2019s changed over time is just the opportunity.<\/p>\n
I think about guys like my dad, Wes Unseld Sr., Al Attles, K.C. Jones, all these guys that broke down barriers for people like myself to be in the position that I\u2019m in, that Mitch is in. When you get the opportunity, you need to be mindful of that, of all those people that came before you, you do have a responsibility to continue that and push that forward.<\/p>\n
What did you think of Lenny Wilkens\u2019 legacy and also his passing last year?<\/strong><\/p>\nIt was sad, obviously, when he passed away. I\u2019ve knew Lenny since I was probably six years old. He gave my dad his first head coaching job with the Seattle SuperSonics. He went on a trip to the Bahamas with us. It was like a celebrity game that was put on, and he and my dad were the coaches. I believe Magic Johnson put that celebrity game on, if I\u2019m not mistaken. So, I\u2019ve known him literally the majority of my life and admired him at a level because of the way he carried himself, the class at which he did the job, how long he survived and lasted in a tough business. He was the President of the Basketball Coaches Association for a long time. So, I have a ton of respect for him. And even when I was in Cleveland, he would call me and check on me and see how I was doing and ask me if I needed anything.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s guys like that and mentors like that, that just opened doors for us but then took care of you afterwards. They didn\u2019t just bust it down. They busted it down and stayed around to make sure that we were all okay in moving through the process.<\/p>\n
What advice would you give a young Black man or young Black woman considering trying to get into the basketball coaching ranks?<\/strong><\/p>\nI\u2019ll give the same advice that I was given by my dad, and that was to work twice as hard as everybody else around you and work to be twice as good. I would find every opportunity that existed to work and show people that I was willing to work. My dad set me up when I was younger. Every summer I would work the Euro Camp and then I would work the Chicago Pre-Draft camp every time I was given the opportunity. We used to do those group draft workouts and I would run the group draft workouts that all the executives would come to. We had \u2018Grg\u2019s Camp\u2019 [Tim Grgurich] in the summer that we would all go to and the executives would be there. It opened opportunities where people got a chance to see you as an assistant coach to and see what your talents were and what your skillset was. That would be my thing: wherever there is work to be found, go find it and go do a great job at it.<\/p>\n
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Marc J. Spears is the senior NBA writer for Andscape. He used to be able to dunk on you, but he hasn\u2019t been able to in years and his knees still hurt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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