Fox made out all right

[Dan Forant <dforant1@nycap.rr.com>]

Rick Fox is a class act.

>From the Herald:
>
>Fox quite comfortable
>
>Rick Fox cried the July day in 1997 he learned he wouldn't be returning
>to the Celtics. But because of Pitino's decision to sign Travis Knight
>as a free agent (he was forced to clear salary cap space), Fox has wound
>up in a key role with the title-contending Lakers and, by the way, met
>and eventually married singer/actress Vanessa Williams.
>
>Not bad, eh?
>
>"Without that day here, nothing happens," Fox said before getting two
>points and four assists last night. "Things work in mysterious ways. I
>mean, don't feel sorry for me."
>
>And don't feel sorry if he occasionally catches heat about his spousal
>good fortune.
>
>"They call me Mr. Williams or Mr. Vanessa Williams," Fox said. "Those
>are the things I expected. I thought people might be a little more
>creative. But I've got a lot of congrats, too. They say, 'Wow, why did
>you marry my wife?' A lot of respect and pleasantries. It speaks a lot
>about her.
>
>"I know they think I came away with the grand enchilada."
>
>Fox still insists he didn't want to be an ex-Celtic.
>
>"I enjoyed my time here, beyond the losing," he said. "You have the
>college attitude that you want to finish things and be part of something
>your whole career. But it doesn't always work out that way."
>
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