Brad Stevens misses Bulls game to be with former player struggling with cancer

Fox Sports:

Brad Stevens has always preached family first, and he backed up those words with action Thursday when he's skipped the Boston Celtics' game against the Bulls to visit a former Butler player of his... former Bulldog Andrew Smith, a member of the 2010 and 2011 Final Four teams under Stevens who is in a deep fight against cancer.

Despite all the pressures and demands of being an NBA head coach, Stevens has always preached to the Celtics that there are things in life more important than basketball.

"He makes it very clear to our players on a day-to-day basis that family is the most important," Larranaga said.