PORTLAND, OR - APRIL 25: Head coach Maurice Cheeks of the Portland Trail Blazers helps Natalie Gilbert finish singing the National Anthem prior to the Portland Trail Blazers game against the Dallas Mavericks in Game three of the Western Conference Quarterfinals during the 2003 NBA Playoffs at the Rose Garden on April 25, 2003 in Portland, Oregon. The Mavericks won 115-103. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)
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Coaches in general are like surrogate parents….they are always there when a young person needs their help….and Philadelphia 76’ers Coach Mo Cheeks provides video evidence of that fact….when he helps 7 year old Natalie Ross over the hump of forgetting the words to the National Anthem….as there is no better expression anywhere of just what a coach is all about.
