Obviously, I go through the news to see all the interesting things going on in the tournament, and ran across this horribly heart-breaking story on ESPN.<\/p>\n
Florida State’s senior guard Phil Cofer – who averaged 26.1 minutes and 7.4 points this season – was on the sideline in a boot, missing his last tournament with a injury to his right foot.\u00a0 I am sure that he was happier that the Seminoles earned a hard-fought 76-69 victory – but he did not get a chance to celebrate.<\/p>\n
Because, as he got to the locker room, he got a phone call to tell him that his dad who had been suffering from a long illness had died.<\/p>\n
I thought about just moving on – thinking that is a heart-breaking story and moving on to watch a game.\u00a0 But I just can’t – this is one of those stories that people should know about.\u00a0 Because at the end of the day, these amazing student-athletes are still young adults who have lots going on in their lives.\u00a0 We are lucky to be entertained by watching their amazing talents.\u00a0 We get caught up in all the excitement, buzzer beaters, Cinderella stories and championship runs that make March Madness great – but at the end of the day, it is still just a game.<\/p>\n
My condolences and best wishes go out to Phil Cofer and his family.<\/p>\n
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