Lloyd Pierce ran into Kevin Huerter’s dad, Tom, in one of Madison Square Garden’s tunnels last December.
Huerter, who is from Clifton Park, New York, and was rookie at the time, had just gone 6-for-12 from the field and scored 16 points in the Hawks’ 114-107 win vs. the Knicks. The Hawks coach relayed a message to Huerter’s dad that still applies today.
“I said ‘Hey, Mr. Huerter. Tell your son to shoot more,’” Pierce said, laughing. “It shouldn’t happen that way. Coaches shouldn’t be able to tell the dads to tell their sons to shoot more.