In a series of interviews and appearances in Memphis, Lionel Hollins talked this weekend about how Afriican-American men must pay closer attention to their health, particularly when so many of the illnesses and conditions affecting them can be dealt with if caught early and treated.
"Don't let anything get in the way of your health," Hollins, the former Grizzlies coach, told a group at the First Baptist Church. "So much of what the African-American community is dying from is preventable."
Hollins, who's been affected by high blood pressure since his days as a player, noted in particular the high incidence of that and prostate cancer.