Being a 'Friend of Mike' might get you a job with Bobcats

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"To me, the wider issue here is just how many of Jordan’s buddies fill jobs in this franchise. Jordan isn’t the first NBA executive to practice cronyism – Bernie Bickerstaff and Paul Silas both hired their sons as assistant coaches – but hiring Rod Higgins as general manager and offering Peterson a job were such predictable moves, they were almost clichés." [link]

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