The Cautionary Tale of Billy Ray Bates, 1982

[Near the end of his life, Jack Ramsay jotted down some parting thoughts on his illustrious basketball career as a coach, general manager, and media analyst. In 2005, Ramsay published his musings under the reflective title, Dr. Jack’s Leadership Lessons from a Lifetime in Basketball. Among those leadership lessons is a four-page cautionary tale titled, …