He was 3 years older than me but he was a home town hero.
A couple of things that always bugged me about how the the NBA owners screwed him.
1.When Kim was coach of the Clippers he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Clippers Owner Donald Sterling refused to pay for the five-figure treatment, prompting a group of players led by Corey Maggette, Kaman, Elton Brand and Marko Jaric, to foot the bill.
2. Kim was the coach for the Trail Blazers from 2012 to 2015. He was famously fired by then lead bleep executive Neil Olshey for unintentionally leaking the news that free agent LaMarcus Aldridge was leaving the team when Olshey had claimed otherwise publicly.
https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/2025/08/kim-hughes-former-portland-trail-blazers-assistant-coach-dies-at-73.html
