The Brief

George Raveling, the Hall of Fame basketball coach credited with helping Michael Jordan secure his historic Nike endorsement, has died at 88.

What they're saying:

Raveling's family said Tuesday in a statement that he had "faced cancer with courage and grace."

"There are no words to fully capture what George meant to his family, friends, colleagues, former players, and assistants — and to the world," the family statement read. "He will be profoundly missed, yet his aura, energy, divine presence, and timeless wisdom live on in all those he touched and transformed."

The backstory:

Raveling, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015, had a career record of 335-293 from 1972-94 at Washington State, Iowa and Southern California. He had a losing

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