Is there a better person in sports right now than Derek Fisher? With the likes of the PacMan making it rain, the Tank breaking his contract after stating he was going to be man of the year, Stephen Jackson shooting a gun at a strip club, Ron Artest beating his wife, and Michael Vick fighting his dogs, it's refreshing to have a feel-good story in sports for once.
The Jazz agreed to release Derek Fisher from the team yesterday due to Fisher's daughter's condition. He wants to live in a city where he can be close with his daughter who is battling a rare form of eye cancer. A man that puts family first in the professional sports world is very refreshing, and is the kind of player that we should all be looking up to.
The Utah Jazz organization should also be applauded for its willingness to release Fisher from his contract. Fisher could possibly end up on a Western Conference team competing against Utah next year, but Utah realized that family comes first. Compassion is very underrated these days, especially in the sports world, but the Jazz understood that Fisher is more than just an athlete. He is a man who needed to be in a better situation for his daughter.
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