A Dad With Class and Dignity

Derek Fisher has always had class and dignity but it was put to the test on Wednesday, May 9th. His daughter, Tatum, has a rare condition called retinoblastoma, which is a childhood cancer of the eye. She had surgery on Wednesday in New York. Derek does not have class and dignity because he was with his daughter during her surgery. I think any dad would do this for their child. Derek has class because, after he heard his daughter was cleared to go home with the family, he knew other people were also depending on him at his job in Salt Lake City. It would have been extremely easy for him to stay with his daughter and forget about basketball (his job) for who knows how long. He gave his team something to play for and he made a very important 3-pointer late in overtime against the Golden State Warriors. This gave the Jazz a 2-0 lead in the series. I know some of you are saying, "Yeah, but it was just a basketball game." Well, it wasn't! It was his job and that is what he does for a living. I would hope that all of us would take our job this serious and understand that other people do depend on us to do our job. Just because it was basketball doesn't make it any less of a tough decision on his part. In today's arrogance-infested sports arena this type of action should be applauded! GOOD JOB DEREK FISHER, AND I HOPE THIS STAYS IN THE NEWS LONGER THAN THE MANY HORRENDOUS THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN SPORTS DAILY!