Chuck Swirsky

They had to spread it out over two posts so that way it looks coherent on the grid.

And that's how many people were there.

And we did hear special names.

As I mentioned, you know, Scottie Pippen was part of the intro.

Michael Jordan had a message of congratulations.

Tom Thibodeau was in a suit.

He was in a suit and he was at the ceremony.

Lewald Dang spoke.

And Derrick Rose's family.

And that was my biggest takeaway, was hearing him speak to his brother in a way that I don't think gets platformed enough.

I had already had tears the day before after learning about the news about Terry.

But to anybody who has a sibling...

To have to say that in front of so many people at the United Center and the way he did and his his brother was visibly moved and had every right to be.

But that was about in that moment.

That was about him and his family.

And I just thought it was you don't get to hear that like spoken like that in a place like that very often.

It was moving.

You know, and when he said, take a teammate with you, and what that meant to his team, what it meant to his teammates, you don't think the family inspired that first?

When you hear that, and his kids were crying.

That brought tears to my eyes, too.