Sports Illustrated - USA (2020-04)

APRIL 2020 ¬I LOST track of how many mornings I spent in conference rooms sipping coffee from Styrofoam cups alongside college ...

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44 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED When the victorious Knights of Dominican High—green letter jackets, white sleeves—board the orange school ...

BANG FOR THE BUCKS Since arriving from Athens in 2013 as the 15th pick, Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo has made four All-Star ...

FLIGHT RISK Through 65 games in 2019–20, Giannis (who can become a free agent after the ’20–’21 season) had increased his scorin ...

LIKE THE PIGEON-BEFOULED STATUE OF ARTHUR FONZARELLI THAT STANDS, THUMBS RAISED, BESIDE THE MILWAUKEE RIVER DOWNTOWN, GIANNIS IS ...

48 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED further notice because of the coronavirus). “But I’m hopeful to be in this industry, so I can’t be starstr ...

49 runaway MVP. Ask Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer, who assisted Gregg Popovich for 17 seasons in San Antonio and thus knows the a ...

50 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED “Just from being around them,” says Gosz, “I think Thanasis is the ringleader.” “I hope I’m a good role mo ...

51 before the season that he wouldn’t talk much about his contract, and for the most part he hasn’t. “When I thought about it th ...

MICHAEL CRANE ARRIVED AT THE MASTERS A RISING STAR, HIS VIDEO-EDITING SKILLS ...

BY L. JON WERTHEIM RICHMPHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF OND COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, AUGUSTA, GA SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. SPORTS INVESTIGATED. ...

54 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED A freelance TV editor, Crane specialized in quick-cutting highlight packages that played within event broa ...

in-game highlights package in a matter of seconds. If a running back, say, rushed for 100 yards in a half, Crane would pull vide ...

56 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED hair and makeup. These anonymous operatives in the production truck can make or break a broadcast. And ins ...

the dealers waited in the car. Under his Atlanta Braves visor his face was clearly visible to surveillance cameras. He grabbed a ...

58 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED ¬ AFTER PLEADING GUILTY THAT October to bank robbery by force and intimidation, Crane was sentenced to 37 ...

APRIL 2020 59 Birmingham. Though Crane had never coached, he had the requisite skill set, including bottomless optimism and pati ...

H E ’S A L E G E N D I N F O O T B A L L C R A Z E D S O U T H E A S T F L O R ID A A N D H A S E A R N E D T H E R E S P E C ...